Boiled Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Place the beef in a large pot and cover it with boiling water.
Boil for three hours to ensure it remains juicy.
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 protein; long gentle boiling breaks down connective tissue so the meat turns tender.
The step that matters
Boiling for three hours. Simmering slowly for a long time converts tough collagen into gelatin, which keeps the meat tender and moist. Boiling too hard can toughen the fibers, so the liquid should stay at a gentle simmer.
“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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