Beef Stew (Brown)

Ingredients

• one pound of round steak
• two tablespoons of butter
• a couple of slices of dry onion
• two tablespoons of flour
• half a cup of cold water

Method

1. 1

   Cut the steak into small pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a hot kettle, add onion, and brown.

3. 3

   Add the meat and sear on all sides.

4. 4

   Cover with boiling water and simmer for at least three hours.

5. 5

   Thicken with flour mixed in cold water.

6. 6

   Serve with mashed potatoes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for little girls (1910) by Olive Hyde Foster, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BEEF STEW (BROWN) Take one pound of round steak, cut in small pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put a little suet in a hot kettle, or melt two tablespoons of butter, and add a couple of slices of dry onion, turning frequently until brown, then put in the meat. Stir to keep from scorching until well seared on all sides, cover with boiling water, and set on the back of the stove to simmer for at least three hours. As it boils down, allow to brown before filling up again, and have the meat covered with the broth when done. Thicken with two tablespoons of flour stirred to a smooth paste in half a cup of cold water

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