A-la-Mode Beef

Ingredients

• 1 cow-heel
• an ox-cheek
• 3 oz. of dripping
• 3 carrots
• 6 onions
• 1 bunch of herbs (marjoram, thyme, parsley, and bayleaf)
• 2 tablespoonsful of flour
• Pepper and salt

Method

1. 1

   Wash the cow-heel and cut off the flesh into neat pieces.

2. 2

   Wash the ox-cheek, rub it with salt, and dry it.

3. 3

   Melt dripping in a saucepan, flour the pieces of ox-cheek, and fry until brown.

4. 4

   Add sliced carrots, onions, and a bunch of herbs.

5. 5

   Pour in water (1 pint per lb. of meat), add cow-heel, and season with pepper and salt.

6. 6

   Stir in a paste made from flour and water.

7. 7

   Cover and simmer for three hours, skimming often.

8. 8

   Serve in a dish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The official handbook for the National Training School for Cookery (1891) by National Training School for Cookery (London), page 35. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A-LA-MODE BEEF. Average cost of " A-la-Mode Beef!" INGREDIENTS. s. d. i cow-heel o 6 An ox-cheek 2 o 3 oz. of dripping o 1^ 3 carrots o ij 6 onions o 2 1 bunch of herbs (marjoram, thyme, parsley, ) ^ and bayleaf) / 0 °? 2 tablespoonsful of flour ) L Pepper and salt i ) 0 °2 2 n| Time required, three hours. Now we will show you how to make A-la-mode Beef. 1. We take a dressed cow-heel and wash it thoroughly in water. 2. We put the cow-heel on a board, and cut off all the flesh ; we cut the flesh into neat pieces. 3. We take an ox-cheek and wash it well in cold water. N.B. — We must be sure it is quite clean and free from all impurities. 4. We put the ox-cheek on a board, and rub it well with salt. 5. We then rub it quite dry in a clean cloth. 6. We put three ounces of clarified dripping into a large saucepan, and put it on the fire to melt. 7. We cut the ox-cheek up into neat pieces. N.B. — We should weigh the flesh of the ox-clieek and cow-heel

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