Minced Beef

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Total: 30 min
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (8)
Instructions (6)
  1. Put the butter with an onion chopped fine into a stewpan.
  2. Add the gravy, ale, and 1/2 a teaspoonful of flour to thicken.
  3. Season with pepper and salt, and stir these ingredients over the fire until the onion is a rich brown.
  4. Cut the meat very fine, add it to the gravy, and stir until quite hot.
  5. Serve. Garnish with sippets of toasted bread.
  6. Be careful not to allow the gravy to boil after the meat is added, as it would render it hard and tough.
Original Text
MINCED BEEF (Cold Meat Cookery). 636. INGREDIENTS.—1 oz. of butter, 1 small onion, 2 tablespoonfuls of gravy left from the meat, 1 tablespoonful of strong ale, 1/2 a teaspoonful of flour, salt and pepper to taste, a few slices of lean roast beef. Mode.—Put into a stewpan the butter with an onion chopped fine; add the gravy, ale, and 1/2 a teaspoonful of flour to thicken; season with pepper and salt, and stir these ingredients over the fire until the onion is a rich brown. Cut, but do not chop the meat very fine, add it to the gravy, stir till quite hot, and serve. Garnish with sippets of toasted bread. Be careful in not allowing the gravy to boil after the meat is added, as it would render it hard and tough. Time.—About 1/2 hour. Average cost, exclusive of the meat, 3d. Seasonable at any time.
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