LENGUA

FIESTA SPECIALS

LENGUA

Ingredients:

1 fresh ox tongue
1 Chorizo de Bilbao or slices of Chinese ham
1-can mushrooms
1-can tomato sauce
½-cup sliced carrots
2 sweet red and green peppers, quartered
1-can sweet peas
6 or more bananas (saba) cut as desired, then fried
Soy sauce to taste
¼-teaspoon ground pepper
1-teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
5-tablespoons flour
5-tablespoons margarine
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Clean tongue thoroughly, scald and remove outer skin. Cook slowly in boiling water to cover, adding more water whenever necessary.
2. When tender, add chorizo, soy sauce, and tomato sauce, ground pepper, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper to taste.
3. In another pan, melt margarine, and then add flour and blend.
4. Add 4-cups of liquid in which the tongue was cooked and stir until thick.
5. Add this sauce to the tongue; add carrots, mushrooms, sweet peas, sweet peppers and cook for a few more minutes.
6. Serve in slices garnished with slices of chorizo, fried banana and other vegetables.