Beef Essence
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Chop the beef very fine.
Place the chopped beef in an earthen jar with a lid.
Seal the edges with a thick paste.
Bake and serve
Bake in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 3 to 4 hours.
Strain through a coarse sieve.
Serve 2 to 3 tablespoons at a time.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Lean beef
- Provides the meat flavor and protein that dissolve into the liquid during slow baking.
The step that matters
Seal the edges with a thick paste. A tight seal keeps steam and moisture inside the jar, so the beef cooks gently in its own juices and the broth does not evaporate or dry out during the long bake.
“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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