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Beep Tea

A clear broth made by simmering lean beef in water for 3–4 hours.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Beep Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the beef into small pieces.

  2. Place the beef in a jar without adding water.

Cook

  1. Cover the jar tightly and place it in a pot of cold water.

  2. Gradually heat the pot to a boil and maintain a steady boil for 3 to 4 hours until the meat is tender and the juices are extracted.

Finish

  1. Season with coarse sea salt to taste, and skim off any fat when cooled.

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

Lean beef
Provides the meat and juices that give the broth its flavor and body.

The step that matters

Maintaining a steady boil for 3 to 4 hours. The jar must stay sealed and the pot must keep water at a steady boil long enough for the meat to become tender and release its juices. Letting the water drop too low leaves the beef tough and the broth weak.

“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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