gluten-freedairy-freenut-freeegg-freesoy-freefish-freeshellfish-free
To Pot Beef
From Original White House Cookbook, 1887
Serves 11
Keeps well for a fortnight.
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
627Calories
89 gProtein
1 gCarbs
30 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories627 kcal
Protein89 g
Carbohydrates0.7 g
Fiber0.3 g
Sugars0 g
Total Fat30 g
Saturated Fat11 g
Monounsaturated Fat14 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1.5 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol272 mg
Sodium910 mg
Potassium1393 mg
Calcium65 mg
Iron9.1 mg
Magnesium84 mg
Phosphorus851 mg
Zinc22 mg
Copper0.3 mg
Manganese0.2 mg
Vitamin D0.4 mcg
Vitamin C0.3 mg
Vitamin A4.7 mcg
Vitamin E0.8 mg
Vitamin K6.5 mcg
Vitamin B62.3 mg
Vitamin B1211 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.8 mg
Niacin (B3)23 mg
Folate21 mcg
Choline254 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water294 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 11 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 73. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
TO POT BEEF. The round is the best piece for potting, and you may use both the upper and under part. Take ten pounds of beef, remove all the fat, cut the lean into square pieces, two inches thick. Mix togethe. ^hree teaspoonfuls of salt, one of pepper, one of cloves, one of mace, one of cinnamon, one of all- spice, one of thyme, and one of sweet basil. Put a layer of the pieces of beef into an earthen pot, sprinkle some of this spice mixture over this layer, add a piece of fat salt pork cut as thin as possible, sprinkle a little of the spice mixture over the pork, make another layer of the beef with spices and pork, and so on, until the pot is filed. Pour over the whole three tablespoonfuls of Tarragon vinegar
Read the full page as publishedCollapse the page
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.