FRICANDEAU OF VEAL (invented by the cook of Leo X.,
Jean Careme).
Take 3 pounds of the fillet of veal, 4 inches
thick, and cut it round or oval, to fit a baking dish
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or casserole. Lard it closely with strips of bacon ;
add to this 2 carrots, 2 onions, 2 turnips, and i
ounce of ham, sliced, parsley, a clove, the trim-
mings of the veal, salt, pepper, and ^ pint of con-
somm✪ Fricandeau of Veale. Lay the fillet on top of this, and, covering
it closely, bake until tender. Baste it often. A
short time before serving, strain the gravy, thicken
it with flour, and serve in the same dish, with spin-
ach, or tomatoes, stuflFed or fried potatoes.
GRENADINES OF VEAL. (French.)
Cut 4 slices, one inch thick, from a cushion or
noix of veal ; flatten it and put into a saucepan with
thin slices of ham and ^^ cup of white stock, a
carrot and an onion and some parsley✪ Grenadines of Veal. Cook in
the oven i hour, basting often. Strain the sauce,
pour over, and serve with peas.
VEAL AND MUSHROOMS. (Qermany.)
Make a forcemeat of bread, herbs, some cold
veal, yolk of an egg, and milk to moisten. Have
ready 8 slices of thinly cut veal ; fill with this and
roll, tying to keep in shape. Put into a pan with
I onion, some butter, salt, pepper, parsley, and a
spoonful of chopped ham and i cup of veal stock.
Cook I hour, take out, strain the sauce, and add
to it 6 mushrooms✪ Veal and Mushrooms. Cook these until tender, add
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a spoonful of sherry and press through a sieve ;
arrange the veal on this and serve.
CREAM OP VEAL. (Germany.)
Chop and pound i pound of veal tenderloin,
add as much bread-crumbs, moistened with milk,
the yolk of an egg and the beaten whites of two,
and enough milk to make into a paste. Stir and
season✪ Cream of Veal and pour into a buttered mould. Steam it
like a custard for an hour, and serve with a sauce.
MINUTEN FLEISCH. (Germany.)
Slice I J^ pounds of tender veal very thin ; cut
into 4-inch squares and season to taste. Put in a
pan with ^ cup of claret, and, when well steeped,
take out, dip in flour, and lay in a buttered pan
with some parsley, half a cup of consomme, and
the juice of a lemon. Bake 40 minutes, or until
tender, and serve with the sauce around.
GOULASCH. (Hungary.)
Boil and cut into bits the meat of a calPs head.
Fry it with an onion in butter, add salt and pa-
prika, I pint of brown stock or sauce, and 12 balls
cut from potatoes and fried in butter, also 1 2 onions
cooked in butter till brown. Arrange the meat in
centre and the vegetables around.
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POERKOELL. (Hungary.)
This is another national dish of the country.
Cut into 2-inch squares 2 pounds of veal from the
shin. Add half as much of the tenderloin of fresh
pork, and fry both with an onion, some herbs, and
a little paprika. Cover with 3 cups of bouillon
and cook i hour. Serve with a vegetable border.
PUCHERO. (National dish of Spain.)
Put 2 pounds beef with a pig's foot, the liver of
a chicken, cut up, 3 cups of dried peas soaked over-
night, I quart of water, some herbs, and an onion.
Do not cut the meat and pork. Cook, covered,
for 2 hours. Add 2 leeks, a carrot, and a head of
lettuce, a slice of squash or pumpkin cut into shreds,
and 6 small sausages or balls made of sausage meat.
Cook I hour longer, arrange the meat neatly with
the vegetables, etc., around, strain the gravy, and
pour it over. Serve with a border of toast.
PUNSKI. (Russia.)
Chop and fry i onion ; add the meat of a sliced
fillet of veal ; fry it, season it, and let it cool. Chop
it fine with the yolks of 3 hard-boiled eggs and a
little parsley, thicken it to a paste with some good
broth. Roll out very thin some fine pastry dough,
cut into circles, and by putting two together, fill
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with the meat. Let it rise a little, brush with the
yolk of an egg, and bake until brown. Serve on a
dish with a good sauce.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
FRICANDEAU OF VEAL (invented by the cook of Leo X.,
Jean Careme).
Take 3 pounds of the fillet of veal, 4 inches
thick, and cut it round or oval, to fit a baking dish
With a Saucepan over the Sea
or casserole. Lard it closely with strips of bacon ; add to this 2 carrots, 2 onions, 2 turnips, and i ounce of ham, sliced, parsley, a clove, the trimmings of the veal, salt, pepper, and ^ pint of consomme. Lay the fillet on top of this, and, covering it closely, bake until tender. Baste it often. A short time before serving, strain the gravy, thicken it with flour, and serve in the same dish, with spinach, or tomatoes, stuffed or fried potatoes.
GRENADINES OF VEAL. (French.)
Cut 4 slices, one inch thick, from a cushion or noix of veal ; flatten it and put into a saucepan with thin slices of ham and ^^ cup of white stock, a carrot and an onion and some parsley. Cook in the oven i hour, basting often. Strain the sauce, pour over, and serve with peas.
VEAL AND MUSHROOMS. (Qermany.)
Make a forcemeat of bread, herbs, some cold veal, yolk of an egg, and milk to moisten. Have ready 8 slices of thinly cut veal ; fill with this and roll, tying to keep in shape. Put into a pan with I onion, some butter, salt, pepper, parsley, and a spoonful of chopped ham and i cup of veal stock. Cook I hour, take out, strain the sauce, and add to it 6 mushrooms. Cook these until tender, add
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a spoonful of sherry and press through a sieve ; arrange the veal on this and serve.
CREAM OP VEAL. (Germany.)
Chop and pound i pound of veal tenderloin, add as much bread-crumbs, moistened with milk, the yolk of an egg and the beaten whites of two, and enough milk to make into a paste. Stir and season and pour into a buttered mould. Steam it like a custard for an hour, and serve with a sauce.
MINUTEN FLEISCH. (Germany.)
Slice I J^ pounds of tender veal very thin ; cut into 4-inch squares and season to taste. Put in a pan with ^ cup of claret, and, when well steeped, take out, dip in flour, and lay in a buttered pan with some parsley, half a cup of consomme, and the juice of a lemon. Bake 40 minutes, or until tender, and serve with the sauce around.
GOULASCH. (Hungary.)
Boil and cut into bits the meat of a calPs head. Fry it with an onion in butter, add salt and paprika, I pint of brown stock or sauce, and 12 balls cut from potatoes and fried in butter, also 1 2 onions cooked in butter till brown. Arrange the meat in centre and the vegetables around.
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POERKOELL. (Hungary.)
This is another national dish of the country. Cut into 2-inch squares 2 pounds of veal from the shin. Add half as much of the tenderloin of fresh pork, and fry both with an onion, some herbs, and a little paprika. Cover with 3 cups of bouillon and cook i hour. Serve with a vegetable border.
PUCHERO. (National dish of Spain.)
Put 2 pounds beef with a pig's foot, the liver of a chicken, cut up, 3 cups of dried peas soaked overnight, I quart of water, some herbs, and an onion. Do not cut the meat and pork. Cook, covered, for 2 hours. Add 2 leeks, a carrot, and a head of lettuce, a slice of squash or pumpkin cut into shreds, and 6 small sausages or balls made of sausage meat. Cook I hour longer, arrange the meat neatly with the vegetables, etc., around, strain the gravy, and pour it over. Serve with a border of toast.
PUNSKI. (Russia.)
Chop and fry i onion ; add the meat of a sliced fillet of veal ; fry it, season it, and let it cool. Chop it fine with the yolks of 3 hard-boiled eggs and a little parsley, thicken it to a paste with some good broth. Roll out very thin some fine pastry dough, cut into circles, and by putting two together, fill
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with the meat. Let it rise a little, brush with the yolk of an egg, and bake until brown. Serve on a dish with a good sauce.
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