Ragouts

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. of Steak
• 1 dessertspoonful Curry Powder
• 1 dessertspoonful Worcester Sauce
• 1 dessertspoonful Vinegar
• pint Stock
• 1 tablespoonful Flour
• 1 tablespoonful Chutney
• 1 lb. Rice
• Salt

Method

1. 1

   Combine steak with curry powder, Worcester sauce, vinegar, stock, and flour.

2. 2

   Cook until tender.

3. 3

   Serve with rice.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of living in Australia (1893) by Philip E. Muskett, page 198. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

salt is drawn out. The frying-pan should be discarded from the kitchen, at least as far as steaks and chops are concerned ; grilling or broiling is by far the best method of cooking them. Meat unless it is very carefully fried is COOKERY RECIPES, ir. 317 tough and greasy, yet the same piece of meat if grilled or stewed would be tender and nutritious. There is often a prejudice against meat twice cooked, but the most delicate entrees that are so highly esteemed by many are only re- cooked meat. It is the time and care expended on it that makes it so delicious. Even in plain cooking there is no reason why the homely dish of hash should not be appetizing and wholesome. I trust that the following recipes, if care- fully carried out, will prove this to be true. STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE. 2 lbs. Steak bd, 2 Kidneys l\d. 1 lb. Flour -. ^ lb. Dripping I 1 gill Water p"^' Pepper and Salt . . . .J Total Cost — i\d. Time — One Hour and a Half. Mix a teaspoonful of flour in a plate with some pepper and salt, slice up the meat into pieces about three inches long by two broad, dip each piece lightly in the flour ; skin and slice up the kidneys, and cut the fat into small pieces. Roll a piece of kidney and a piece of fat alternately in the slices of meat, pile high in a dish, and pour in a gill of water or stock. Make a short crust by directions given for short pastry, Avet the edge of the dish and line it with a strip of the paste, wet this strip again with water and cover the dish with paste ; trim off the edge, cut a small piece out of the centre of the pie, and ornament it with a few leaves cut out of the paste trimmings. Brash over with water and bake in a moderate oven for one hour and a half. As soon as the crast has acquired some colour, cover with a piece of paper well rubbed with dripping. 818 THE ART OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. STEAK AND KIDNEY PUDDING. 2 lbs. Steak . bd. 2 Kidneys . . . lid. 1 lb. Flour . 2d. ^ lb. Suet ■1 \ pint "Water . . .\l\d. Pepper and Salt . . .J Total Cost— 10(Z. Time — Three Hours Make a dry crast, by directions given elsewhere, of the flour, suet, and butter. Eub the pudding basin well with dripping, roll out the crust, take two-thirds and line the basin, well pressing the crust in. Slice up the meat and kidney, season with pepper and salt, pile lightly in the basin, pour in half a gill of water, wet the edge of the crust. Roll out the piece left, and cover the pudding securely. Dip a cloth in boiling water, put it over the top, tie it round with string, and pin or tie the ends of the cloth over the top. Plunge into plenty of boiling water, and boil for three hours. Take it up, take off the cloth, turn it out of the basin on to a hot dish, and serve hot. ■2K STEWED KIDNEYS AND MACARONI. 6 Kidneys Qd. 1 gill Stock 1 oz. Butter 2 oz. Macaroni . Parsley, Pepper, and Salt Total Cost — 8ld. Time — 25 Minutes. Put the macaroni into boiling Avater seasoned Avith salt, and boil for about twenty minutes, or until quite soft, but not broken. When it is boiling, skin and cut the kidneys in half, put them into a frying-pan with the butter, and toss them over the fire for two or three minutes. Sprinkle with parsley, pepper, and salt^ pour over the stock or water. COOKERY RECIPES, 4-0. 319 Bring it, to the boil, then cover down by the side of the fire for five minutes. Place carefully in the centre of a hot dish, boil up the gravy and pour over. Arrange the macaroni round the dish as a border, and serve hot. STEWED STEAK AND WALNUTS. 2 lbs. Steak I pint Water or Stock 3 Pickled Walnuts . 1 teaspoonful Vinegar 1 teaspoonful Cornflour Salt and Pepper Total Cost— 6c?. 5d. yid. Time — Three Hours. Cut the steak into neat pieces, put it into hot water and bring to the boil, then keep it below boiling point, but simmering very gently for two hours and a half. Mix the cornflour with a tablespoonful of the vinegar from the walnuts and stir it in, add salt to taste and a small pinch of pepper. Cut up three walnuts and put them in, bring to simmering point again, and cook for at least another half- hour, then dish neatly. Boil up the gravy and pour over it. STEAK AND MACARONI. 2 lbs. Steak 2 oz. Macaroni 1 oz. Dripping ^ pint Stock 1 Onion 1 doz. Peppercorni Salt . Total Cost— 7f?. 5d. U. Time — Three Hours. Cut the steak into neat pieces, put the butter or dripping into a saucepan and fry the steak quickly ; take it out, shred the onion and put it in with the peppercorns, and let it get 320 THE ART OF LIVING IK AUSTRALIA. quite brown. Pour over the stock and stir until it boils, then put back the steak and let it simmer very gently for three hours. While it is cooking, boil the macaroni in weak stock or water for twenty-five minutes, and if it is ready before it is wanted keep it in hot water. When the steak is done, dish it neatly, flavour the gravy, boil it up and pour over. Cut the macaroni into short pieces and place it round the dish as a garnish. MUTTON CHOPS IN BATTER. 2 Eggs . U. 2 lbs. Chops 5d. 1 pint Milk 2^d. 1 lb. Flour Salt and Pepper } ¥■ Total Cost— 10c?. Tim e- -0 ne H 3ur ai id a Quarter Break the eggs into a basin, beat in the flour with a fork, then add gradually the milk, season with a little pepper and salt. Eub some dripping on a baking dish, pour in the batter, lay in the chops. Put into a moderate oven and bake for about one hour and a quarter. Serve hot. TOMATO PIE. 3 or -t Tomatoes 1 lb. Chops 1 oz. Butter 4 Cold Potatoes Pepper and Salt 1 tablespoonful Milk Total Cost— 7<i. Time— One Hour Skin and slice up the tomatoes, put a of a pie-dish, then lay in the chops, and salt, and cover with the rest of the the potatoes until very smooth. Warm and pour it over them and make into 2d. 2^d. Id. Id. Id. and a Quarter, layer at the bottom Season with pepper tomatoes ; mash up the butter and milk, a paste. Cover the COOKERY RECIPES, ^c. 321 dish with this crust, brush the top over with a little milk, put into the oven and bake for about one hour and a quarter. EABOBS. li lbs. of Steak Ad. 1 dessertspoonful Curry Powder 1 dessertspoonful Worcester Sauce . >• \kd, 1 dessertspoonful Vinegar \ pint Stock 1 tablespoonful Flour 1 tablespoonful Chutney

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