Dressed Steaks

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (10)
Instructions (5)
  1. Put your steaks into the pan with half a pint of ale, and a little seasoning, and cover them close.
  2. When enough take them out of the pan, lay them in a plate before the fire to keep hot, and pour all out of the pan into a basin.
  3. Then put in half a pint of white wine, a few capers, the yolks of two eggs beat fine, with a little nutmeg and salt; add to this the liquor they were fried in, and keep stirring it one way all the time till it is thick.
  4. Then put in the chops, keep shaking the pan for a minute or two, lay the chops in the dish, and pour the sauce over them.
  5. Garnish with crisped parsley and lemon.
Original Text
Or you may dress them thus: PUT your steaks into the pan with half a pint of ale, and a little seasoning, and cover them close. When enough take them out of the pan, lay them in a plate before the fire to keep hot, and pour all out of the pan into a basin; then put in half a pint of white wine, a few capers, the yolks of two eggs beat fine, with a little nutmeg and salt; add to this the liquor they were fried in, and keep stirring it one way all the time till it is thick; then put in the chops, keep shaking the pan for a minute or two, lay the chops in the dish, and pour the sauce over them. Garnish with crisped parsley and lemon.
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