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Beef-Tea

A simple beef broth made by simmering beef in water and seasoning with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Beef-Tea

Beef-Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut beef into small pieces.

  2. Place in a pot with water.

Simmer and serve

  1. Simmer gently for 1-2 hours.

  2. Strain the liquid and season with salt to taste.

  3. Serve warm in a cup.

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

Beef
Provides the main flavour and savoury body to the broth as it simmers.
Water
Acts as the cooking liquid that carries beef flavour out of the meat.

“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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