Beefsteak Stewed in Gravy

Ingredients

• Took 1^2 pounds the toughest part of steaks
• Put a spoonful butter in large frying pan
• added heaping tablespoon flour
• salt
• pepper

Method

1. 1

   Cut the steak thin and stew in water with small bits of salt pork, salt, and pepper for two hours.

2. 2

   Dip pieces of steak in butter and simmer until light brown.

3. 3

   Add flour and mix, then pour in the reduced liquor through a strainer.

4. 4

   Let stew together for ten minutes to thicken.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 141. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beefsteak stewed in gravy Potatoes (4 cents) mashed with ter 7 Green peas from garden 15 Corn, I 2-lb can 15 Bread custard pudding (No, n3 doubled)^ Rhubarb pie, 3 large covered Milk 4 quarts Coffee and tea Bread and biscuits from breakfast $1 25 Fifteen persons ; SYs cents a plate. 518— Beefsteak Stewed in Cravy. Took ij^ pounds the toughest part ot steaks, cut thin and stewed two hours in water with small bits salt pork, salt and pepper. Put a spoonful butter in large frying pan, di|pped out pieces of steak and simmered in the butter till all light brown, added heaping tablespoon flour

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