How to Boil Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Carefully add the beef to the boiling water.
Once the water returns to a boil, remove any scum that rises to the surface.
Keep the water boiling throughout the cooking process.
Cook for 20 minutes per pound of beef.
Serve the beef hot, or allow it to cool in its cooking liquid if not serving immediately.
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, which firms and becomes tender as it cooks in the simmering water.
The step that matters
Keep the water boiling and skim the scum. Scum is coagulated protein and impurities that rise as the beef heats. Skimming it keeps the broth clear, and maintaining a steady boil keeps the cooking temperature even so the beef cooks through consistently.
“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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