Fried Beefsteak with Oysters

Ingredients

• a pint oysters
• tablespoon butter
• tablespoon lemon juice
• tablespoon flour
• seasoning with salt
• seasoning with pepper
• cup water

Method

1. 1

   Drain oysters and pour water over them.

2. 2

   Heat the oyster liquor, skim, and set aside.

3. 3

   Fry the steak, then stir flour into the pan fat until dark brown.

4. 4

   Add oyster liquor, boil for one minute, season, and simmer with steak for 10-15 minutes.

5. 5

   Add oysters and lemon juice, boil for one minute, and serve with gravy and croutons.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 350. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Beefsteak with Oysters^ put those from which all bits of shell havQ been carefully removea, over the cooked steak with pieces of butter on top and set in hot oven until the edges of oysters begin to curl, then serve. A little water may be added to liquor from oysters, with a thickening of corn-starch, and seasoning to taste, making a sauce which may be served in spoonfuls over the steak and oysters. Or put a pint oysters to drain in colander, turning cup water over them ; put all liquor that drains ofif on to heat, and when it boils, skim and set back. Fry the steak as above, then take up and stir tablespoon flour into the fat in pan until dark brown ; add the oys- ter liquor, boil one minute, season with salt and pepper, put the steak in, cover and simmer ten or fifteen minutes ; then add the oysters and tablespoon lemon juice

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