Name: Braised Steak
Ingredients: 2 lb steak, cut thin; tomato forcemeat; assorted vegetables for braising

Braised Steak

Ingredients

2 lb steak, cut thin
tomato forcemeat
assorted vegetables for braising

Directions

Prepare

Beat the steak well with a knife.
Spread the tomato forcemeat over the steak.

Braise

Braise the steak on a bed of assorted vegetables.

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

Steak: Forms the main body of the dish and becomes tender through slow braising.
Tomato forcemeat: Adds moisture and savory, acidic flavor that seasons the meat as it cooks.
Assorted vegetables: Sit beneath the steak, releasing moisture and flavor into the braising liquid.

“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.