Fricassee of Cold Beef

Ingredients

• Cut the beef into very thin slices
• season with pepper
• season with salt
• shred an onion very fine
• put all together in a stewpan with a piece of butter
• 1/2 pt. of stock
• the yolks of 2 eggs
• a teaspoonful of lemon juice
• a wine-glass of cooking wine

Method

1. 1

   Cut the beef into very thin slices; season with pepper and salt; shred an onion very fine, also some parsley; put all together in a stewpan with a piece of butter and 1/2 pt. of stock.

2. 2

   Let all simmer together slowly, then stir in the yolks of 2 eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful of lemon juice, and a wine-glass of cooking wine.

3. 3

   Stir briskly on the fire and turn into a hot dish.

4. 4

   The broth should be warmed before the meat is put in.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from 365 breakfast dishes (1901), page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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