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Cassell's dictionary of cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Beef Steak, Fried.- If no gridiron is at hand, put some butter or dripping in a frying-pan and let it boil ; then lay in a steak of half an inch thickBeef Steak, Fried and move it continually with the side of a knife or steak-tongs to pre- vent it from burning. When sufficiently well done on one side, which will be seen by the colour being well spread over the meat, turn it on the other, continuing to move it about with the tongs in a similar manner. If a fork must be used, do not stick it into the juicy part of the meat, but into the fat or edge. When done serve on a hot dish with a little butter (not melted) and some mushroom ketchup, tomato, Or other sauce or gravy as preferred. Pro- bable cost. Is. 4d. per pound. Beefsteak, Fried (another way). — Cut the steak as for broilingBeefsteak, Fried (another way) ; on being put into the pan, shift and turn it frequently. Let it be done brown all over, and placed in a hot dish when finished. Gravy may be made by pour- ' ing a little hot water into the pan (after the steak is out, and the fat poured away), with a little pepper, salt, ketchup, and flour; the gravy so formed is to be poured into the dish with the steak; send to table immediately. If onions are required, cut them in thin slices, and fry till they are soft. They should be fried after the steak, and merely with jiart of the fat. Beef Steak Pie. — Take a pie-dish accord- ing to the size required ; two pounds of fresh rump steak cut into long thin strips will make a good pic ; lay out the strips with a small piece of fat on each, a seasoning of salt and pepper, and a dust of flour ; two tea-spoonfuls of salt and one of pepper will be sufficient for the whole pie; roll up each sti-ip neatly and lay it in the dish, and between each layer sprinlde a little of the seasoning and flour; a shred onion or eschalot is sometimes liked, and' a few oysters will be a great improvement ; jDut an edging of paste round the dish, and throw in water enough to cover the rolls of meat, and lay a crust of about half an inch thickBeef Steak Pie over all ; ornament the top tastefully, and bake for two houi's in a moderate oven. Cost of steak, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per pound. Sufficient for four or five persons. Beef Steak Pie with Oysters.— Three pounds of rump steak will make an excellent pie. Get beef that has been hung for some days, so that the beating process may not be required. Make a seasoning with half a dozen shalots, half an ounce of pepper and salt mixed together, a very little cayenne and pounded cloves, and a table-spoonful of flour as a thicken- ing for the gravy ; divide the meat into pieces of two and a half inches, put a layer in the dish with the seasoning equally distributed, and some large oysters, parboiled and bearded, in alternate layers, tiU aU is used up. Reduce the liquor of the oysters, take equal quantities of it and good gravy to make half a pintBeef Steak Pie with Oysters, pour it into the pie and cover with the paste. Bake for two hours. Sufficient for seven or eight j)ersons. Beef Steak Pudding Baked.— Make a Beef Steak Pudding Baked