Creamed Beefsteak

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of flour
• plenty of butter
• a little sweet cream
• 1 cup of bread crumbs
• 1 beaten egg

Method

1. 1

   Remove all pieces of bone and gristle from the meat, chop fine, and put in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Pour on boiling water to cover, add butter, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Wet flour with cold water, stir until smooth, add to the mixture, let boil for 2-3 minutes, then add sweet cream and pour over buttered toast.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook County cook book (1912) by Associated College Women Workers, page 250. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CREAMED BEEFSTEAK.— Remove all pieces of bone and gristle, chop fine, put in a saucepan, pour on boiling water to more than cover it, add plenty of 'butter, salt and pepper. Wet about 2 tablespoons of flour with a little cold water, and stir till smooth. Stir this ill, let it boil 2 or 3 minutes, add a little sweet cream, if you have it, and pour over buttered toast. Make quickly, as much cooking spoils it. Another way: Chop the meat fine, moisten a cup of bread crumbs with sweet milk, or soup stock, mash fine, add 1 beaten egg

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