BEEF CAKE

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Status
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (3)
  1. Mince the beef very finely (if underdone it will be better), add to it the bacon, which must also be chopped very small, and mix well together.
  2. Season, stir in the herbs, and bind with an egg, or 2 should 1 not be sufficient.
  3. Make it into small square cakes, about 1/2 inch thick, fry them in hot dripping, and serve in a dish with good gravy poured round them.
Original Text
BEEF CAKE. 610. INGREDIENTS.—The remains of cold roast beef; to each pound of cold meat allow 1/4 lb. of bacon or ham; seasoning to taste of pepper and salt, 1 small bunch of minced savoury herbs, 1 or 2 eggs. Mode.—Mince the beef very finely (if underdone it will be better), add to it the bacon, which must also be chopped very small, and mix well together. Season, stir in the herbs, and bind with an egg, or 2 should 1 not be sufficient. Make it into small square cakes, about 1/2 inch thick, fry them in hot dripping, and serve in a dish with good gravy poured round them. Time.—10 minutes. Average cost, exclusive of the cold meat, 6d. Seasonable at any time.
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