Beef Stew Economical

Ingredients

• two pounds of lean Steak
• a large carrot
• a turnip
• an onion
• a bay-leaf
• the liquor from the tinned oysters
• as much stock or water as will cover the bottom of the pan

Method

1. 1

   Cut the steak into slices an inch thick and brown them on both sides with dripping.

2. 2

   Dredge flour on them and add carrot, turnip, onion, and bay-leaf.

3. 3

   Pour in the oyster liquor and enough stock or water to cover the bottom of the pan.

4. 4

   Cover and simmer gently for about an hour and a half until tender.

5. 5

   Add pepper and salt to taste.

6. 6

   Serve with oysters on top.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A year's cookery (1880) by Phillis Browne, page 100. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beef Stew Economical. Potted Partridge. Jam and Bread. Sally Lunns. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Marmalade. Hominy. Parsnip Soup (made of the liquor the mutton was boiled in). Civet of Babbit. Potatoes. Savoy, Lemon Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For the ©ay.— Two pounds of lean Steak (see January 1st) ; two plump (Mend Rabbits (see January 24tk) ; one pennyworth of Parsley ; one tin of Oysters ; a set of Pigs’ Feet (see February 7th) ; Potatoes ; six ounces of Beef Suet. For To-morrow.— A tin of Pilchards (see January 23rd) ; a couple of Guinea Fowls (see February 14th) ; half a pound of streaky Bacon, if this is not in the house ; fresh Salad for supper ; two heads of Lettuce ; one-pennyworth of Beetroot ; two-pennywortli of Watercress (half for breakfast) ; and one- pennyworth of small Salad ; Potatoes ; Seakale. 122 A YEAR'S COOKERY . Breakfast. — Fish Cakes made yesterday ; Potted Partridge (January 7th) ; Sally Limns (June 4th); Hominy, boiled (February 11th). Luncheon.— Beef Stew Economical. — Cut the steak evenly, with a sharp knife, into slices an inch thick. Brown them on both sides with a little dripping, dredge flour upon them, and put in the pan a large carrot, a turnip, an onion, and a bay-leaf. Pour in the liquor from the tinned oysters with as much stock or water as will cover the bottom of the pan

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