Beef tongue in spicy sauce – Langue de bœuf en sauce épicée

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 chili peppers
• 2 gherkins
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 can tomatoes, chopped, approx. 400 g
• 1 tsp pepper, green
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp tarragon
• salt and pepper
• some cucumber juice
• 4 slice(s) beef tongue(s), cooked

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Peel the onions, halve them, and slice them, along with the chilies and garlic. Cut the gherkins into fairly small cubes. Melt the butter in the olive oil in a saucepan, add the above ingredients, and sweat for a few minutes; do not overcook. Add all the other ingredients except the beef tongue and simmer over low heat for about half an hour. Season with salt, pepper, and the gherkin juice to taste. Ten minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the slices of beef tongue and heat them in the sauce.