Beef Stew

Ingredients

• about two pounds of meat
• a quarter of a pound of the fat of the meat
• half a carrot
• one small turnip
• two onions
• at least half a cupful of flour
• three pints of water
• six potatoes

Method

1. 1

   Take the bones and hard, tough parts left from a roast of beef.

2. 2

   Remove all the meat from the bones, and cut it in small pieces.

3. 3

   Cut the fat into very small pieces and fry it.

4. 4

   When it begins to brown, add carrot, turnip, and onions, cut fine.

5. 5

   Stir for ten minutes.

6. 6

   Take out the fat and vegetables, and put the bones in the bottom of the kettle.

7. 7

   Add the meat and cooked vegetables, dredge with salt, pepper, and flour.

8. 8

   Add water and simmer gently for one hour.

9. 9

   Then add sliced potatoes and simmer one hour longer.

10. 10

    Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed.

11. 11

    Stir in dumplings and cook for ten minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's new cook book and marketing guide (1880) by Maria Parloa, page 187. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beef Stew. Take the bones and hard, tough parts left from a roast of beef. Remove all the meat from the bones, and cut it in small pieces. Cut about a quarter of a pound of the fat of the meat in very small pieces. Put it in the stew-pan to fry. When it begins to brown, put in half a carrot, one small turnip, and two onions, cut fine. Stir over the fire for ten minutes. Take out the fat and vegetables, and put the bones in the bottom of the kettle. Add the meat and the cooked ECONOMICAL DISHES. 377 vegetables, but not the fat. Dredge well with salt, pepper, and flour, shaking in at least half a cupful of flour. Add three pints of water, and simmer gently one hour; then put in six potatoes, pared and cut in slices. Simmer one hour longer. Taste to see if seasoned enough. Draw for- ward where it will boil more rapidly. Stir the stew, and put in the dumplings. Cook just ten minutes. The cover of the stew-pan must fit tightly. There should be about two pounds of meat

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