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Beef Bouillie, or Fresh Beef Bailed

A simple boiled beef dish simmered in salted water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Beef Bouillie, or Fresh Beef Bailed

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the fresh beef into large pieces.

  2. Place the beef in a pot and cover with water.

  3. Add salt to taste.

Cook and serve

  1. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the meat is tender.

  2. Serve the beef with the broth.

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

Fresh beef
Provides the main protein, which becomes tender and flavorful as it simmers slowly.

“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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