The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged EditionMeier, Lina
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The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Meier, Lina
Cooking, German
Preparation: Ham and onion are cut into fine pieces and fried brown in
butter. The chopped tomatoes are added and cooked a little while; then
stir in the flour and add the bouillon. Season it with salt, pepper,
lemon juice and sugar. Cook the gravy slowly for 1 hour, strain
through a fine sieve and stir in the 2 yolks of eggs.
No. 13—FINE GRAVY.
For Poultry, Meat and Fish.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
⅛ lb. of butter
⅛ lb. of raw ham
1 small onion
1½ tbsps. of flour
⅓ pt. bouillon
⅓ pt. cream or milk
¼ cup of ground poultry, fish or meat
Salt, pepper
1 tsp. of lemon juice
Preparation: The lean ham is cut into small cubes and fried in the
butter. Add the sliced onion, stir in the flour and stew a little
while, add the bouillon and cream. Now the gravy is cooked for 15
minutes and the ¼ cupful of ground fish added. When served with meats,
add meat instead of fish. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Let it boil a while and strain through a fine sieve.
No. 14—HORSE RADISH GRAVY.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
½ cup of horse radish
1½ tsps. of flour
1 tbsp. of butter
¾ cup of cream or bouillon
1 pinch of salt
1 tsp. of sugar
Preparation: The horse radish must be scraped and grated very quickly,
flour and butter stirred in and the cream added. Let it boil 15 to 20
minutes, stirring constantly, and season with salt and sugar.
No. 15—HORSE RADISH DRESSING, RAW.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
½ cup of horse radish
3 tbsps. of vinegar
1 pinch of salt
1 tsp. of sugar
Preparation: The prepared horse radish is mixed with vinegar, salt and
sugar and served that way.
No. 16—SARDINE GRAVY.
For Fish and Meat.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
⅛ lb. of butter
2 tbsps. of flour
½ pt. of strong bouillon or fish stock
¼ pt. of white wine
Juice of ½ lemon
4–6 sardines
Salt
1 pinch of pepper
2 yolks of eggs
Preparation: The sardines are soaked in water for ½ hour, then chopped
fine and rubbed through a sieve. Melt the butter, stir in the flour
and stew a while, then add the bouillon, or fish stock if used for
fish. Add wine and lemon juice and the sardines, cook it slowly for 15
minutes and season with salt and pepper; then stir in the yolks of
eggs, but do not boil it any longer.
No. 17—CAPER SAUCE.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1⁄10 lb. of butter
¼ of an onion
1½ tbsps. of flour
¾ pt. of bouillon (or fish stock, for fish)
2 tbsps. of capers
1 tbsp. of lemon juice
Salt
1 pinch of pepper
2 yolks of eggs
Preparation: Melt the butter, add the sliced onion and stew a while,
then stir in the flour and add the bouillon, season with salt, pepper,
lemon juice, and boil 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Strain through
a fine sieve. Put in the capers and let it simmer gently. Stir in the
yolks of eggs and a pinch of sugar.
No. 18—OYSTER DRESSING.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
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