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Raw-meat Diet

A raw meat diet using pounded rump steak, water, and salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Raw-meat Diet

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove all fat from the rump steak and cut it into small squares without fully separating the meat.

  2. Place the meat in a mortar and pound for 5 to 10 minutes.

  3. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of water and pound again briefly, then remove all sinew or fiber.

  4. Add salt to taste.

Serve

  1. Before using, warm the pounded meat by placing the cup or jar in hot water.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Rump steak
Provides the protein and fat that give the mixture its body and meaty flavour.
Water
Adds moisture and loosens the pounded meat into a softer, spoonable texture.

The step that matters

Pounding the meat. Pounding breaks down muscle fibres so the meat becomes softer and easier to eat. Removing sinew matters because connective tissue stays tough and chewy, and it is easy to leave in place when the meat is pounded into a mass.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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