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Dinner for 4

Beef Tongue with Chiles

$14.77for 465 minServes 4

Beef tongue is simmered, sliced, and cooked with green chiles, onion, garlic, tomatoes, and corn.

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Beef chuck roast, 1 lb$6.99/lb typical1 lb$6.99Typical price
Enchilada, 5 oz$0.16/oz typical5 oz$0.80Typical price
Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical0.4 lb$0.52Typical price
Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical0.5$0.30Typical price
Fresh tomatoes, 0.95 lb$1.99/lb typical0.95 lb$1.87Typical price
Canned corn and vegetables, 60 oz$0.07/oz typical60 oz$4.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown$14.77

Swaps

  • Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
  • Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

  • 65 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 4servings as written
  • $$$typical cost tier

MexicanDairy-freeGluten-freeFamilyDinners

Typical price

$3.69 per serving$14.77 for 4

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Ingredients

  • 1 beef tongue
  • 5 fresh green chile peppers
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 white onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4 small tomatoes
  • 2 cans (30 oz) whole kernel corn
  • salt (optional)

Steps

  1. Place the tongue in a large pot, cover it with water, and simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. Remove the tongue, peel off its outer skin, and slice the meat.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the onion, garlic, and chiles for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the tomatoes and corn, then simmer the mixture for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the sliced tongue and cook for 5 minutes, until the meat reaches 160 F.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with beef chuck roast or stew beef on sale.

Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.

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