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Beef Tea

A simple beverage made by simmering beef in water, then straining and combining the liquids.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Beef Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Steep the beef

  1. Cut the beef into small pieces.

  2. Place the beef in a pot with 1½ cups of water.

  3. Cover the pot and set it near the fire for 1 hour without boiling.

  4. Strain the liquid and set it aside.

Make the second liquid and combine

  1. In a small saucepan, boil the remaining beef for 15 minutes with a large teacup of water.

  2. Strain this liquid and combine it with the first liquid.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Beef
Releases savory flavor and body into the water, making the tea rich and meaty.

The step that matters

Keep the first liquid below a boil. Gentle heat draws flavor out of the meat slowly. A rolling boil toughens the meat proteins and makes the liquid cloudy and greasy.

“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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