Sweet and Sour Tongue Casserole Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-3 slices bacon
-1 peeled and sliced onion
-2 tablespoons flour
-2 cups beef stock
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon pepper
-2 tablespoons honey
-1/2 cup raisins
-2 tablespoons vinegar
-2 cups cooked and sliced beef tongue
Steps:
1-Cook bacon and drain in a stovetop casserole dish. Reserve bacon fat.
2-Sauté onion in bacon drippings. Blend in flour with a fork to remove lumps. Then, slowly blend in beef stock. Let the sauce thicken.
3-Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. Bring to a boil and lower heat. Simmer for 15 minutes.
4-Cool and garnish with bacon slices. Serve warm in casserole dish.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
