A GOOD BEEF GRAVY FOR POULTRY, GAME, &c.

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 180 min Total: 180 min
Yield
1.0 pint
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (7)
Instructions (4)
  1. Cut up the beef into small pieces, and put it, with the water, into a stewpan.
  2. Add the shalot and seasoning, and simmer gently for 3 hours, taking care that it does not boil fast.
  3. A short time before it is required, take the arrowroot, and having mixed it with a little cold water, pour it into the gravy, which keep stirring, adding the Harvey's sauce, and just letting it boil.
  4. Strain off the gravy in a tureen, and serve very hot.
Original Text
A GOOD BEEF GRAVY FOR POULTRY, GAME, &c. 435. INGREDIENTS.—1/2 lb. of lean beef, 1/2 pint of cold water, 1 shalot or small onion, 1/2 a teaspoonful of salt, a little pepper, 1 tablespoonful of Harvey's sauce or mushroom ketchup, 1/2 a teaspoonful of arrowroot. Mode.—Cut up the beef into small pieces, and put it, with the water, into a stewpan. Add the shalot and seasoning, and simmer gently for 3 hours, taking care that it does not boil fast. A short time before it is required, take the arrowroot, and having mixed it with a little cold water, pour it into the gravy, which keep stirring, adding the Harvey's sauce, and just letting it boil. Strain off the gravy in a tureen, and serve very hot. Time.—3 hours. Average cost, 8d. per pint.
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