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
4 lbs. of meat
1 piece of fat bacon
Salt
6 pepper-corns
1 bay-leaf
1 clove
2 tbsps. of suet
3 tbsps. of flour
1 tbsp. of red wine or Madeira
½ of an onion
Preparation: The meat—from rump, chuck or sirloin—is pounded. The
bacon cut in small thick pieces is stuck into the meat, heat the suet,
add onions and brown meat slightly on both sides. When this is done it
is placed on a platter. Flour is browned in the suet to which water
and the spices are added, and cooked. The browned meat is put into the
gravy, which should cover it. Cover the pot well. The best thing for a
pot roast is an iron pot. Put the covered roast into the moderately
hot oven for 2½ to 3 hours, basting frequently. One-half hour before
done, pour the wine over it. When done, take the roast out and prepare
the gravy. Take off all fat; if too thick add more water and strain.
No. 12—BRAISED BEEF SLICES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
3 slices of meat, 3 lbs.
Salt, pepper
⅛ lb. of butter
½ qt. of bouillon
10 small peeled onions
3 carrots cut into cubes
1½ tbsps. of flour
1½ tbsps. of vinegar
Preparation: The meat slices are salted, pounded, browned in hot
butter and put into a pot. The carrots and onions are added and the
bouillon is poured over. Cook slowly until tender.
The meat, carrots and onions are taken out with a big skimmer. The
flour is browned in the butter in which the meat was first browned,
the gravy of the meat added and the vinegar; boil and strain. The
onions and carrots are arranged around the roast slices and a few
tablespoonfuls of the gravy put on the meat. You can also add for
garnishing some nice cuts of boiled potatoes or small potato dumplings.
No. 13—ROASTED RIB PIECE.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
4 lbs.—2 ribs
Some fine spices, salt
¾ qts. good vinegar
⅛ lb. of butter
2 kohlrabis cut in cubes
¼ celery root cut in cubes
½ parsley root cut in cubes
2 onions, cut up small
3 carrots cut in cubes
Preparation: The bones and tendons are taken out, the meat is then
rubbed with salt and the spices and put into vinegar for ½ hour. The
vegetables, which have been cut into small pieces, are stewed in the
given quantity of butter until soft. Add salt, and a little water from
time to time to prevent the vegetables from becoming brown. The meat
is fried in a pan with butter or lard for ½ hour, turning
occasionally. One-half of this fried meat is put into a flat pan, the
stewed vegetables are put on top and the other half of the meat is
placed on top of this and the whole is thus baked ¾ hour in a medium
hot oven. From time to time drop on a little butter.
When serving, be careful to place the roast on the platter without
dropping some of the vegetables. The gravy may be served with it.
Remarks: When the roast is ready for baking you can roll it in a piece
of oiled paper and bake it in that.
No. 14—SOUR ROAST.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
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