Beef-tea
Ingredients
Directions
Bring 1 quart of water to a boil in a pot.
Add the thinly sliced beef and simmer for 20 minutes.
Skim off any foam that forms on the surface.
Season with coarse sea salt to taste, if desired.
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
- Fleshy beef
- Provides the main flavor and protein that dissolve into the broth as it simmers.
“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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