Stewed Sirloin of Beef

Ingredients

• Beef, 7 to 8 lbs.
• a small teaspoonful of salt
• half as much mace or nutmeg
• a moderate quantity of pepper or cayenne
• three pounds of neck or knuckle of veal
• one large or two moderate-sized onions
• three or four carrots
• a large onion stuck with a dozen cloves
• a large faggot of savoury herbs
• a pint of mushrooms
• a pint of sherry or Madeira

Method

1. 1

   Cut out the inside or fillet of the beef and reserve it.

2. 2

   Remove the bones and cover the meat with bacon and seasoning.

3. 3

   Roll and bind the meat, place in a stewpan, add bones and broth to cover.

4. 4

   Boil briefly, then add herbs and vegetables.

5. 5

   Stew gently for 4 to 5 hours.

6. 6

   Serve with Espagnole sauce or brown caper sauce.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 188. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beef, 7 to 8 lbs. : 4 to 5 hours. STEWED SIRLOIN OF BEEF. As a matter of convenience we have occasionally had this joint stewed instead of roasted, and have found it excellent. Cut out the inside or fillet as entire as possible, and reserve it for a separate dish ; then remove the bones with care, or let the butcher do this. Spread the meat flat on a table and cover the inside with thin slices of striped bacon, after having first strewed over it a mixed seasoning of a small teaspoonful of salt, half as much mace or nutmeg, and a moderate quantity of pepper or cayenne. Roll and bind the meat up firmly, lay it into a stewpan or thick iron saucepan nearly of its size, and add the bones and as much good beef broth as will nearly cover the ioint. Should this not be at hand, put a few slices of lean ham or bacon under the beef, and lay round it three pounds of neck or knuckle of veal, or of stewing beef divided into several parts ; then pour to it cold water instead of broth. In either case, so soon as it has boiled a few minutes and been well cleaned from scum, throw in a large faggot of savoury herbs, three or four carrots, as many leeks, or a large onion stuck with a dozen cloves ; and an hour later two blades of mace, and half a teaspoonful of peppercorns. Stew the beef very gently indeed from four to five hours, and longer, should the joint be large : serve it with a good Espagnole sauce piquante , or brown caper sauce. Add what salt may be needed before the vege- tables are thrown in ; and, after the meat is lifted out, boil down to soup or gravy the liquor in which it has been stewed. To many tastes it would be an improvement to flour and brown the outside of the beef in butter before the broth or water is poured to it : it may also be stewed (but somewhat longer) half-covered with rich gravy, and turned when partially done. Minced eschalots may be strewed over the inside before it is rolled, when their strong savour is re- lished, or veal forcemeat may supply their place. o 194 MODERN COOKERY. [chap. TO STEW A RUMP OF BEEF. This joint is more easily carved, and is of better appearance when the bones are removed before it is dressed. Roll and bind it firmly with a fillet of tape, cover it with strong cold beef broth or gravy, and stew it very gently indeed from six hours to between seven and eight ; add to it, after the scum has been well cleared off, one large or two moderate-sized onions stuck with thirty cloves, a head of celery, two carrots, two turnips, and a large faggot of savoury herbs. When the beef is perfectly tender quite through, which may be known by probing it with a sharp thin skewer, remove the fillets of tape, dish it neatly, and serve it with a rich Espagnole , and a gar- nish of forced tomatas, or with a highly-flavoured brown English gravy, and stewed carrots in the dish : for these last the mild pre- paration of garlic or eschalots, of page 122, may be substituted with good effect. They should be well drained, laid round the meat, and a little brown gravy should be poured over the whole. This is the most simple and economical manner of stewing the beef; but should a richer one be desired, half roast the joint, and stew it afterwards in strong gravy to which a pint of mushrooms, and a pint of sherry or Madeira

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