BEEF-STEAKS AND OYSTER SAUCE

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 8 min Total: 8 min
Yield
4.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (5)
Instructions (4)
  1. Make the oyster sauce by recipe No. 492, and when that is ready, put it by the side of the fire, but do not let it keep boiling.
  2. Have the steaks cut of an equal thickness, broil them over a very clear fire, turning them often, that the gravy may not escape.
  3. In about 8 minutes they will be done, then put them on a very hot dish; smother with the oyster sauce, and the remainder send to table in a tureen.
  4. Serve quickly.
Original Text
BEEF-STEAKS AND OYSTER SAUCE. 603. INGREDIENTS.—3 dozen oysters, ingredients for oyster sauce (see No. 492), 2 lbs. of rump-steak, seasoning to taste of pepper and salt. Mode.—Make the oyster sauce by recipe No. 492, and when that is ready, put it by the side of the fire, but do not let it keep boiling. Have the steaks cut of an equal thickness, broil them over a very clear fire, turning them often, that the gravy may not escape. In about 8 minutes they will be done, then put them on a very hot dish; smother with the oyster sauce, and the remainder send to table in a tureen. Serve quickly. Time.—About 8 to 10 minutes, according to the thickness of the steak. Average cost, 1s. per lb. Sufficient for 4 persons. Seasonable from September to April.
Notes
—