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BRAISED    BEEF
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BRAISED BEEF

14 ingredients 5 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

668
Calories
16g
Protein
15g
Fat
117g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • four pounds into a smooth shape
  • one tablespoonful salad oil
  • one tablespoonful salt
  • three pounds from the leg
  • one-half pint puree of spinach on the dish
  • one lemon
  • one table- spoonful peppercorn
  • half cover
  • one heaping tablespoonful of flour
  • one sliced carrot
  • one sliced onion
  • one scant tablespoonful salt
  • salt
  • pepper

Directions

1

Trim a piece weighing about four pounds into a smooth shape; lard it on each side with three or four .pieces of salt pork; let it marinate for twelve hours in the juice of one lemon, one tablespoonful salad oil, one tablespoonful salt, one table- spoonful peppercorn, a sprig each of thyme and parsley. Brown the meat well on all sides in a frying-pan, then lay it in the braising pan on a bed of chopped onion, carrot and pars- ley; pour in boiling water to half cover and cook in a moderate oven two hours or more until very tender; turn once in the time; lift the meat onto a hot platter; skim the fat from the gravy and skim out the vegetables to serve with the meat if

2

92 THE STAR CRYSTAL COOK BOOK.

3

liked. Thicken the gravy with one heaping tablespoonful of flour and strain it over the meat. This dish is often served with a garnishing of several different kinds of vegetables cooked separately in clear water and arranged around it.

4

FR1CAUDEAU OF VEAL.

5

Cut a block weighing about three pounds from the leg; remove the sinews and lard the top with rather small strips of salt pork. Brown it lightly in a frying pan and lay on a bed of one sliced carrot, one sliced onion and a bouquet. Season with one scant tablespoonful salt, a dust of pepper; cover the bottom of the pan with white broth and cook in a braising pan for one and one-half hours, basting occasionally. Serve with one-half pint puree of spinach on the dish, placing the veal on top.

By Clarke, Mary Lamson. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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