Beefsteak Smothered in Onions
From Buckeye cookery, 1892
Serves 2
Be careful not to burn the onions.
Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Buckeye cookery (1892), page 108. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
season with salt and pepper, and place where it will keep warm (over boiling steam is best) for a few moments, but do not let butter become oily. Serve on hot plates. Many prefer to sear on one side, turn imme diately and sear the other, and finish cooking, turning often; gar- nish with fried sliced potatoes, or with browned potato balls the size of a marble, piled at each end of platter.—Mrs. W. W. W. FRIED* BEEFSTHAK. When the means to broil are not at hand, the next fen method is to heat the frying pan very hot, put in steak previously hacked, let remain a few moments, loosen with a knife and turn quickly several times; repeat this, and when done transfer to a hot platter, salt, pepper, and put over it bits of butter; pile the steaks one on top of another, and cover with a hot platter. This way of frying is both healthful and delicate. Or, heat the skillet, trim off the fat from the steak, cut in small bits and set on to fry; meanwhile pound steak, then draw the bits ‘of suet to one side and put in the. _ steak, turn quickly over several times so as to sear the outside, take out on a-hot platter previously prepared with salt and pepper, dredge well, return to skillet, repeating the operation until the steak is done; dish on a hot platter, covering with another platter, and place where it will keep hot while making the gravy. Place a table-spoon dry flour in the skillet, being sure to have the fat boiling — hot, stir until brown and free from lumps (the bits of suet may be Jeft in, drawing them ty one side until the flour is browned), pour in about ‘half a pint boiling water (milk or cream is better), stir well, season with pepper and salt, and serve in a gravy tureen. Spread bits of butter over steak and send to table at once. This is more economical, but not so wholesome as broiling. BEEFSTEAK SMOTHERED IN ONIONS. Slice the onions thin and drop in cold water: put steak in pan with a little suet. Skim out onions and add to steak, season with pepper
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