Fillet of Beef with Tomatoes

Ingredients

• Fillet of beef 2 or 3 lbs.
• Ham or lean bacon (cut in dice) 2 oz.
• Tomatoes lbs.
• Onions 2 small ones.
• Butter I oz.
• Flour , f oz.
• Stock I pint.
• Pepper and salt to taste.

Method

1. 1

   Put the fillet into a stewpan with the tomatoes, onions, ham or bacon, and stock, cover closely and simmer for two hours.

2. 2

   Take out the fillet and let it brown before the fire, basting it with beef dripping or butter.

3. 3

   Prepare the tomato sauce by putting the tomatoes and onions through a hair sieve, adding the stock.

4. 4

   Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the flour, then the tomato pulp and stock, boil for two or three minutes, stirring constantly, season, pour round the fillet, and serve.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Home cookery (1898) by North Midland School of Cookery, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fillet of Beef with Tomatoes. Fillet of beef 2 or 3 lbs. Ham or lean bacon (cut in dice) 2 oz. Tomatoes lbs. Onions 2 small ones. Butter I oz. Flour , f oz. Stock I pint. Pepper and salt to taste.

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