FRIED SALT BEEF

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 5 min Total: 5 min
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (7)
  1. Cut any part of cold salt beef into thin slices.
  2. Fry them gently in butter.
  3. Season with a little pepper.
  4. Have ready some very hot mashed potatoes.
  5. Lay the slices of beef on them.
  6. Garnish with 3 or 4 pickled gherkins.
Alternative preparation
  1. Warm cold salt beef in a little liquor from mixed pickle, drain, and serve as above.
Original Text
FRIED SALT BEEF (Cold Meat Cookery). 625. INGREDIENTS.—A few slices of cold salt beef, pepper to taste, 1/4 lb. of butter, mashed potatoes. Mode.—Cut any part of cold salt beef into thin slices, fry them gently in butter, and season with a little pepper. Have ready some very hot mashed potatoes, lay the slices of beef on them, and garnish with 3 or 4 pickled gherkins. Cold salt beef, warmed in a little liquor from mixed pickle, drained, and served as above, will be found good. Time.—About 5 minutes. Average cost, exclusive of the meat, 4d. Seasonable at any time.
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