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Beef Tea

A beverage made by simmering beef in water, optionally flavored with isin-glass.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Beef Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the beef into small pieces.

  2. Place the beef in a jar.

  3. Cork the jar.

  4. Place the jar in a saucepan of boiling water.

Extract and serve

  1. Simmer for two hours to extract the juice.

  2. If desired, add 2 teaspoons of isin-glass to increase nourishment.

  3. Serve 1 teaspoon at a time.

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 meat juice that is extracted during long, gentle simmering to make the tea.
Isin-glass
Optional gelatin-like addition that thickens the liquid and adds to its body.

“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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