226. BEEF TEA

The modern cook · Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1846
Source
The modern cook
Time
Cook: 60 min Total: 60 min
Status
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (6)
  1. put the beef into a stewpan capable of containing two quarts and four three pints of boiling water
  2. add a little salt
  3. put it on the stove-fire
  4. as soon as it boils skim it
  5. remove it to the side of the stove, to continue boiling gently for an hour
  6. strain the beef tea through a napkin for use
Original Text
226. BEEF TEA. TAKE two pounds of the lean part of the gravy piece of beef, and carefully pare away every portion of fat, skin, or sinew; cut this into small squares pieces the size of a nut; put the beef into a stewpan capable of containing two quarts and four three pints of boiling water upon it, add a little salt, put it on the stove-fire, and as soon as it boils skim it, and then remove it to the side of the stove, to continue boiling gently for an hour, after which the beef tea should be strained through a napkin for use.
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