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Beef Tea

A simple beef broth made by simmering sliced beef in water and seasoning with coarse sea salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Beef Tea

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the beef into thin slices.

  2. Simmer the beef in water for 20 minutes after it has boiled and been skimmed.

  3. Season with coarse sea salt if desired.

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

Fleshy beef
Provides the main flavor and collagen that gives the broth body as it simmers.

The step that matters

Skimming after the boil. Foam that rises during the initial boil contains denatured proteins and impurities; removing it keeps the broth clearer and cleaner-tasting before the long 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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