Engler — Grass-Finished Beef Tongue (whole, approx 2.6 lb)

🥛 Local delivery & in-store pickup. This is a fresh, cold item. Order it here and choose Local Delivery (within 5 miles of our Modesto store, delivered after 7 PM) or Pickup at 429 McHenry Ave at checkout — we keep it cold the whole way. It cannot be shipped nationally.

One tongue feeds a table. This is what lengua tacos are made from.

Whole beef tongue from Engler's 100% grass-fed, grass-finished, regeneratively raised cattle. Rich, tender and deeply beefy once it is braised, and one of the most underpriced cuts on the animal for what you get.

Tongue is a muscle, not an organ, so it eats like slow-cooked beef rather than liver. It is high in protein, zinc, iron and B12, and the long braise pulls collagen into the pot for a gelatin-rich broth. Grass-finished fat carries more omega-3s and CLA than grain-fed. No grain, no feedlot, no added hormones or antibiotics.

Who this is for

• You grew up on lengua and cannot find a clean source
• You eat nose-to-tail and want an easy place to start
• You are feeding a crowd on a budget
• You want gelatin-rich, slow-cooked meals

How to use

Simmer low with onion, garlic, bay and salt for 3 to 4 hours until a knife slides in easily. Peel the skin while still warm; it comes off in sheets. Slice, dice, or sear the pieces for tacos. One whole tongue per pack, roughly 2.6 lb. $36 per tongue. Keep frozen.

From Michael and Mary Engler's fourth-generation family ranch in Sonora, in the Sierra foothills east of Modesto.

Local delivery & pickup only — never shipped.