Stewed Steak with Oysters

Ingredients

• Two pounds of rump steak
• one pint of oysters
• one tablespoonful of lemon juice
• three of butter
• one of flour
• one cupful of water

Method

1. 1

   Wash the oysters in the water, and drain into a stew-pan.

2. 2

   Put this liquor on to heat.

3. 3

   As soon as it comes to a boil, skim, and set back.

4. 4

   Put the butter in a frying-pan, and when hot, put in the steak.

5. 5

   Cook ten minutes.

6. 6

   Take up the steak, and stir the flour into the butter remaining in the pan.

7. 7

   Stir until a dark brown.

8. 8

   Add the oyster liquor, and boil one minute.

9. 9

   Season with salt and pepper.

10. 10

    Put back the steak, cover the pan, and simmer half an hour; then add the oysters and lemon juice.

11. 11

    Boil one minute.

12. 12

    Serve on a hot dish with points of toast for a garnish.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's new cook book and marketing guide (1880) by Maria Parloa, page 90. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Stewed Steak with Oysters. Two pounds of rump steak, one pint of oysters, one table- spoonful of lemon juice, three of butter, one of flour, salt, pepper, one cupful of water

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