Rump-Steaks Stewed and Fried

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
Source
The Art Of Cookery
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Ingredients (14)
For stewing the steaks
For frying
Optional addition
For garnish
Instructions (11)
  1. Take rump-steaks, pepper and salt them.
  2. Lay them in a stew-pan.
  3. Pour in half a pint of water, a blade or two of mace, two or three cloves, a little bundle of sweet herbs, an anchovy, a piece of butter rolled in flour, a glass of white wine, and an onion.
  4. Cover them close, and let them stew softly till they are tender.
  5. Take out the steaks, flour them, and fry them in fresh butter.
  6. Pour away all the fat.
  7. Strain the sauce they were stewed in, and put into the pan.
  8. Toss it all up together till the sauce is quite hot and thick.
  9. If you add a quarter of a pint of oysters, it will make it the better.
  10. Lay the steaks into the dish, and pour the sauce over them.
  11. Garnish with any pickle you like.
Original Text
TAKE rump-steaks, pepper and salt them, lay them in a stew-pan, pour in half a pint of water, a blade or two of mace, two or three cloves, a little bundle of sweet herbs, an anchovy, a piece of butter rolled in flour, a glass of white wine, and an onion; cover them close, and let them stew softly till they are tender, then take out the steaks, flour them, fry them in fresh butter, and pour away all the fat, strain the sauce they were stewed in, and put into the pan; toss it all up together till the sauce is quite hot and thick. If you add a quarter of a pint of oysters, it will make it the better. Lay the steaks into the dish, and pour the sauce over them. Garnish with any pickle you like.
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