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Heart Ragout HT MC French 140mins
Serves 4 Hot Offal Vegetables Main course Dairy free France Europe Ingredients 450g/1lb Beef Heart 2 tbsp Flour Salt and Pepper 2 tbsp Oil 1 Onion 2 tbsp Tomato Paste 300ml/10 fl.oz. Beef Stock 1 x 400g/14oz tin chopped Tomatoes Bouquet Garni 2 teasp Sugar
Instructions 1. Trim the heart of gristle and fat, and cut into 12mm/1 inch thick slices. Wash well and dry with kitchen paper. Preheat the oven to 170C, 325F, Gas mark 3.
2. Coat heart slices with flour which has been seasoned liberally with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a frying pan and brown slices quickly on both sides. Transfer to a flameproof casserole.
3. Peel, slice and fry the onions until golden. Add any remaining seasoned flour and the tomato paste. Gradually stir in the stock, stirring all the time, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Add the tinned tomatoes, bouquet garni, sugar and seasoning. Pour sauce into casserole, cover and bake in the centre of the oven for 2 hours until tender.
5. Discard bouquet garni and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately.
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