Beef a la Mode

Ingredients

• Cross Rib of Beef
• 2 Onions
• Pepper Corns
• 1 Carrot
• Bay Leaves
• Cloves
• Salt
• Vinegar
• Crust of Brown Bread
• 2 Tablespoons Barley Flour
• Butter Substitute

Method

1. 1

   Put some drippings in bottom of pot, then the meat; cover with water.

2. 2

   Put in the onions, pepper corns, cloves, bay leaves, carrot, bread crust, salt and a little vinegar.

3. 3

   Keep the pot well covered; fill up with more hot water if it boils down.

4. 4

   Let boil three hours, then blend the flour with butter substitute a nice brown; thin with gravy and let it boil up once more with the meat.

5. 5

   Put the beef in a deep dish and strain the gravy over it.

6. 6

   Add vinegar to taste.

7. 7

   Serve with fried potatoes and red cabbage.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The bride's cook book (1915) by Edgar William Briggs, page 69. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BEEF A LA MODE Cross Rib of Beef 2 Onions Pepper Corns 1 Carrot Bay Leaves Cloves, Salt, Vinegar Crust of Brown Bread 2 Tablespoons Barley Flour Butter Substitute

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