502. Sea Pie

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (12)

two pounds of beefsteak ↝ Carissa, (natal-plum), raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
pepper and salt ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
pepper and salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a small bit of celery chopped up ↝ Celery, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a pinch of ground celery seed ↝ Spices, celery seed [Spices and Herbs]
a pinch of pounded basil ↝ Basil, raw [Not included in a food category]
a teaspoonful of chopped parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
a small onion cut in slices ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
six larks trussed for roasting
paste with suet, about one inch thick, and round like the stewpan ↝ Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw [Beef Products]
half a pint of water or Hock in the stewpan ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
half a pint of water or Hock in the stewpan ↝ Pork, ham hocks [Pork]

Instructions (6)

Put into a stewpan two pounds of beefsteak, season it with pepper and salt, a small bit of celery chopped up, or a pinch of ground celery seed, a pinch of pounded basil, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, a small onion cut in slices.
Put on this six larks trussed for roasting.
Make a piece of paste with suet, about one inch thick, and round like the stewpan.
Put half a pint of water or Hock in the stewpan, and cover the larks with the paste, pressing it against the sides of the stewpan.
Simmer for one hour.
Serve, by putting a knife round the sides of the stewpan to detach the paste, and turn it over on a dish.

Original Text

502. Sea Pie.—Put into a stewpan two pounds of beefsteak, season it with pepper and salt, a small bit of celery chopped up, or a pinch of ground celery seed, a pinch of pounded basil, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, a small onion cut in slices; put on this six larks trussed for roasting, then make a piece of paste with suet, about one inch thick, and round like the stewpan; put half a pint of water or Hock in the stewpan, and cover the larks with the paste, pressing it against the sides of the stewpan; simmer for one hour, and serve, by putting a knife round the sides of the stewpan to detach the paste, and turn it over on a dish.

Notes

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