Title: Beef tongue with letils
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, From cook4u, Meats
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      5 tb Butter
      1 c  Onion, chopped fine
      1 tb Garlic, minced
    1/4 lb Cooked ham,cut into very
           Small cubes(about 1/4 cup)
      1 lb Lentils
    3/4 c  Canned tomatoes
    1/4 c  Tomato paste
      5 c  Water
      1    Bay leaf
    1/4 ts Thyme
      4    Sprigs of parsley
  2 1/4 lb Fully cooked tongue
           In one piece
 
  1. Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a large saucepan or small kettle and add
  the onions and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the ham and
  lentils and stir briefly. 2. Add the tomatoes with tomato paste,
  water, bay leaf, thyme and parsley. Add the tongue. 3. Bring to a
  boil. Cover the pan and let simmer 35 min. oe until the lentils are
  tender. 4. Remove the tongue. Stir the remaining butter into the
  lentil mixture. Discard the bay leaf. 5. Slice the tongue and serve
  with the lentils.
  
  This dish: Langue de boeuf aux lentilles