Beef-tongue tostadas - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the World

Ingredients

• 1 beef tongue, (about 1kg weight)
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon peppercorns
• bunch green stalks such as celery leaves, parsley or coriander stalks
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons mint, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon oregano, finely chopped
• 3 jalapeno or other green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
• juice of one lime plus extra lime to serve
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ telegraph cucumber
• 8 x 10-12cm soft tortillas, corn or flour
• 1 avocado, sliced in 8
• sesame seeds to sprinkle