Roast Beef

Ingredients

• The sirloin is the best piece of beef for roasting
• a little lard
• some water
• salt
• pepper
• flour

Method

1. 1

   Rub over the meat a little lard and put in a covered baking pan with some water in the pan.

2. 2

   When half done sprinkle with salt, pepper and flour; see that the water does not all boil out, and add more if necessary.

3. 3

   To make gravy, take out the meat, thicken the juice in the pan, season with pepper and salt to taste.

4. 4

   Serve gravy in a gravy dish.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from How we cook in Tennessee .. (1906) by Jackson (Tenn.). First Baptist Church. The Silver Thimble Society., page 22. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

roast beef may be sliced very thin. Have ready hot frying pan with a lump of butter in it. Put the sliced beef in it, allowing to remain a moment, then turn and brown the other side. This is very appetizing. HOW WE COOK IN TENNESSEE. 39 Boiled Beef Tongue. — Wash a fresh tongue, and just cover it with water in a pot ; a cupful of salt will do for three tongues if you have that number to boil; add a small red pepper and cloves; as water evaporates add more water so as to keep tongue nearly covered till done — when it can easily be pierced with a fork. Skin it and set away to cool. Slice very thin. — Mrs. H. R. Lancaster. To Cure a Dozen Tongues. — Soak the tongues one hour in cold water to extract the blood. Cut off most of the root. Mix one-quarter of pound brown sugar, one pint salt. Put the tongue with this and put them in a tight barrel. Make a pickle that will bear an egg; when cold pour over them; turn them every three days ; then smoke them two days and hang up in a dry place, boil and skim the brine and it will do for a round of beef. Roast Beef. — The sirloin is the best piece of beef for roasting. Rub over the meat a little lard and put in a covered baking pan with some water in the pan. When half done sprinkle with salt, pepper and flour

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