Gravy Stock

Ingredients

• Place a layer of slices of onion in a saucepan holding 1 gal.
• about 2 lbs. shin of beef chopped in small pieces
• 1 pint common stock
• 2 or 3 carrots cut in slices
• 1 leek
• 1 head celery
• 1 handful parsley
• 1/2 clove garlic
• 1 sprig marjoram
• 1 of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 or 5 cloves
• white pepper
• salt to taste

Method

1. 1

   Place a layer of slices of onion in a saucepan holding 1 gal., over this a layer of fat bacon, and over all about 2 lbs. shin of beef chopped in small pieces; pour 1 pint common stock or even water on the whole, set the saucepan on the fire for 1 hour, until the liquor is almost evaporated.

2. 2

   Then add sufficient cold common stock or cold water to cover contents of the saucepan, and 2 or 3 carrots cut in slices, 1 leek, 1 head celery, or some celery seed, 1 handful parsley, 1/2 clove garlic, 1 sprig marjoram and 1 of thyme, 1 bay leaf, 4 or 5 cloves, white pepper and salt to taste.

3. 3

   After boiling for about 3 hours strain off the liquor, and, being absolutely freed from fat, it is ready for use.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The white ribbon cook book (1894) by Kathryn Armstrong, page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Gravy Stock — Place a layer of slices of onion in a saucepan holding 1 gal., over this a layer of fat bacon, and over all about 2 lbs. shin of beef chopped in small pieces; 1 pint common stock, or even water, being poured on the whole, set the saucepan on the fire for 1 hour, until the liquor is almost evaporated — what is called reduced to a "glaze" — then add sufficient cold common stock or cold water to cover contents of the saucepan, and 2 or 3 carrots cut in slices, 1 leek, 1 head celery (when in season), or some celery seed, 1 handful parsley, y^ clove garlic, 1 sprig marjoram and 1 of thyme, 1 bay leaf, 4 or 5 cloves, white pepper and salt to taste

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