Raw Beef -tea
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the beef
Remove the skin and fat from the beef.
Shred the beef across into small pieces.
Steep and serve
Put the shredded beef into the cold water.
Let it stand in the water for about 2 hours.
Stir and strain the mixture.
Serve in a colored glass or cup.
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
- Supplies the flavor and dissolved protein that give the tea its savory taste and body.
- Cold water
- Slowly draws out the beef's juices and flavor without cooking the meat.
The step that matters
Let it stand in the water for about 2 hours. Cold water extracts flavor gradually, and the beef must be shredded fine so more surface is exposed. Skipping the steep or using warm water changes how much flavor reaches the liquid.
“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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