Lengua (ox tongue) in cream and corn sauce

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Say lengua in the Philippines and the image conjured is a dish of sliced ox tongue served either with mushrooms and white sauce, simply called lengua in mushroom sauce, or a dark sweet-salty sauce called estofado.

ox tongue in cream and corn sauce

This dish is a variation of lengua in mushroom sauce. I have cooked this more than half a dozen times before but photographing was always a headache–it’s not easy taking photos of white subjects especially without using the flash. I suppose that my failure to take a decent photo of this dish in the past was a sort of blessing as well. See, while I used canned corn kernels before, when I cooked my ox tongue in cream and corn sauce two nights ago, I decided to use fresh corn.

I had about six cobs of Japanese corn I bought from Shopwise but my kids wouldn’t eat them off the cob. I thought it was strange considering that they’re real corn eaters and steamed Japanese corn was always a favorite. Well, I stopped wondering after trying the corn myself–they weren’t as sweet as they used to be. They weren’t crisp either. After 45 minutes in the steamer, usually more than enough to cook them just right, they tasted like they should have stayed in the steamer for at least another 45 minutes.

So, I had all those corn cobs which no one would eat. I wrapped them in cling film, put them in the fridge and, the following day, I scraped the kernels off the cobs and used them to cook the ox tongue. Another 45 minutes of cooking and the kernels were perfect — still crisp but without the raw taste.

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11 Responses to “Lengua (ox tongue) in cream and corn sauce”
  1. Linda says:
    June 26, 2006 at 1:55 pm

    This looks absolutely lovely :) My grandma used to make tongue all the time.

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  2. Connie says:
    June 26, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    Everyone in my family loves lengua. It’s really just the amount of time needed to make it tender that’s a real bummer. :razz:

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  3. julie says:
    June 29, 2006 at 10:38 pm

    my daughter loves lengua though i don’t think i have the skill to cook it the way she wants it. she loves focaccia too. we buy focaccia bread during (sidcor) market one sunday marketing at the lung center of the phils.

    we get grilled tuna and maya-maya ulo as well for our sinigang.

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  4. Connie says:
    June 30, 2006 at 1:14 am

    ooohh, fish head for sinigang is soooo good. :)

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  5. Iloilo City Boy says:
    July 9, 2006 at 12:52 am

    I love lengua though haven’t tasted it with corn before. Will try it at home.

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  6. doris may says:
    November 3, 2006 at 9:03 am

    Please email me any kind of new and old recipes you have. Thanks:smile:

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  7. Tessa Cruz says:
    December 25, 2006 at 11:17 pm

    Hi Connie! I tried out your Baked Macaroni recipe for Noche Buena and it turned out great! The hubby and I loved the cream-cheesy topping! Now, I’ve been trying to look for a recipe for lengua – a cross between the original estofado recipe and something with a red wine-y semi-sweet sauce. I remember eating that kind of dish at Sulo Hotel back when I was in grade school. If you have anything similar, please do share. I’m thinking of experimenting, but I’m a little afraid to waste my lovely lengua :) I have two and I am getting ready to use your Lengua with Mushroom Sauce recipe right now … for Christmas lunch!! Yum! Thanks! I appreciate your fab site!

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  8. nina ramos says:
    February 17, 2007 at 7:02 am

    Hi! this is my family’s most favorite recipe. I’m glad you published how to cook it. I’m new at cooking and i want to try out new stuff. This will definitely be my next endevour. I just wanna ask if you can translate peppercorn and bay leaf in tagalog coz’ i think i’ll have a hard time buying it if i use this term. thanks. God Bless.

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  9. pyjamas says:
    July 30, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    peppercorn and bay leaf = laurel na may pamintang buo? yung kalimitang ginagamit sa adobo?

    is it right ms. connie?

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  10. Connie says:
    July 31, 2008 at 7:41 am

    Yes, that’s it! :)

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  11. Christine says:
    October 27, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    Oooohhh! I love lengua! I think I’m gonna try this. Miss Connie, I love your site! :D

    Reply
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