Meat Cakes with Poached Eggs

Ingredients

• £ lb. corned or spiced beef
• J lb. cooked potatoes
• 1 oz. good dripping
• Seasoning
• A little milk or gravy
• Poached eggs
• using a little flour

Method

1. 1

   Remove gristle from the meat and chop finely.

2. 2

   Mash the potatoes.

3. 3

   Melt dripping, mix in potatoes and meat, season, and add milk or gravy if dry.

4. 4

   Shape into round flat cakes, lay on a greased baking tin, score, and brush with milk.

5. 5

   Bake until browned and serve hot with poached eggs.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 406. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Meat Cakes with Poached Eggs Seasoning. A little milk or gravy. Poached eggs. £ lb. corned or spiced beef. J lb. cooked potatoes. 1 oz. good dripping. Remove any gristle or discoloured pieces from the meat and chop it finely. Mash the potatoes or put them through a sieve. Then melt the drip- ping in a saucepan and mix in first the potatoes and then the meat. Season to taste with pepper and salt if necessary, and if very dry add some milk or gravy. Form this mixture into round flat cakes, using a little flour

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