Eggs poached with Sauce of minced Ham (No. 548)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817

Source: The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Time: Cook: 15 min Total: 15 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

Eggs poached with Sauce of minced Ham.—(No. 548.)
two or three slices of boiled ham ↝ Ham [Cold cuts and cured meats]
a gherkin ↝ Pickles, NFS [Olives, pickles, pickled vegetables]
a morsel of onion ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
pepper and salt ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
pepper and salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
the juice of half a Seville orange, or lemon ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
the juice of half a Seville orange, or lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (5)

Poach the eggs as before directed.
Take two or three slices of boiled ham; mince it fine with a gherkin, a morsel of onion, a little parsley, and pepper and salt.
Stew all together a quarter of an hour.
Serve up your sauce about half boiling.
Put the eggs in a dish, squeeze over the juice of half a Seville orange, or lemon, and pour the sauce over them.

Original Text

Eggs poached with Sauce of minced Ham.—(No. 548.)

Poach the eggs as before directed, and take two or three slices of boiled ham; mince it fine with a gherkin, a morsel of onion, a little parsley, and pepper and salt; stew all together a quarter of an hour; serve up your sauce about[339] half boiling; put the eggs in a dish, squeeze over the juice of half a Seville orange, or lemon, and pour the sauce over them.

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