Veal Steaks with Raisins and Candied Fruit

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (10)

For the base and tenderness

LAY marrow or beef suet shred very fine in the bottom of your dish ↝ Caribou, bone marrow, raw (Alaska Native) [American Indian/Alaska Native Foods]

For the steaks

cut into steaks the best end of a neck of veal, and lay them in ↝ Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, raw [Poultry Products]

For tenderness

strew over them some marrow or suet, it makes them eat tenderer ↝ Caribou, bone marrow, raw (Alaska Native) [American Indian/Alaska Native Foods]

For the fruit layer

stone a quarter of a pound of jar raisins, chop them a little ↝ Raisins [Dried fruits]
wash half a pound of currants and put them over the steaks ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
cut three ounces of candied citron
and two ounces of candied orange ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]

For the liquid

boil half a pint of sweet mountain or sack, with a stick of cinnamon, and pour it in ↝ Mountain yam, hawaii, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a stick of cinnamon ↝ Sugar, cinnamon [Sugars and honey]

For serving

when it comes out of the oven, put in a glass of French brandy or shrub, and serve it up

Instructions (10)

Lay marrow or beef suet shredded very fine in the bottom of your dish.
Cut the best end of a neck of veal into steaks and lay them in.
Strew over them some marrow or suet to make them eat tenderer.
Stone a quarter of a pound of jar raisins, chop them a little.
Wash half a pound of currants and put them over the steaks.
Cut three ounces of candied citron and two ounces of candied orange, and lay them on the top.
Boil half a pint of sweet mountain or sack with a stick of cinnamon, and pour it in.
Lay a light paste round the dish, and then lid it.
An hour will bake it.
When it comes out of the oven, put in a glass of French brandy or shrub, and serve it up.

Original Text

LAY marrow or beef suet shred very fine in the bottom of your dish, cut into steaks the best end of a neck of veal, and lay them in, strew over them some marrow or suet, it makes them eat tenderer, stone a quarter of a pound of jar raisins, chop them a little, wash half a pound of currants and put them over the steaks, cut three ounces of candied citron, and two ounces of candied orange, and lay them on the top, boil half a pint of sweet mountain or sack, with a stick of cinnamon, and pour it in, lay a light paste round the dish, and then lid it; an hour will bake it; when it comes out of the oven, put in a glass of French brandy or shrub, and serve it up.

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