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: The meat is chopped fine. The onions are cut fine and
steeped in the butter, then the meat put in and cooked 5 minutes. Salt
and pepper are added, the potatoes are also chopped fine and added and
water or bouillon poured on. The whole is cooked for ¼ of an hour,
then served.
No. 22—BEEF WITH ONIONS.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1½ lbs. boiled beef
1 onion
2 tbsps. of butter or suet
2 tbsps. of flour
1 tbsp. of vinegar
1 pinch of pepper
Salt
½ tsp. of meat extract
½ qt. of bouillon
Preparation: The onion is cut fine and simmered in the butter or suet
until soft; then add flour, simmer until brown; pour on the bouillon,
vinegar, salt, pepper and meat extract and let come to a boil.
The meat is cut in slices and put into the gravy and heated.
No. 23—BOILED BEEF SLICES FRIED WITH EGGS AND ONIONS.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1½ lbs. boiled beef
1 onion
2 tbsps. of butter or good drippings
6 eggs
Salt
1 pinch of pepper
Preparation: Meat and onions are cut into inch thick slices. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper and fry in the butter or lard until light brown.
Put the meat and onions on a hot platter. Fry the eggs in butter,
strew salt over and lay them on each slice of meat. Be careful to keep
the yolk whole.
Potato salad is good served with this meat.
No. 24—BEEF SALAD.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1 lb. of boiled beef
2 yolks of eggs
Vinegar to taste
Salt
1 pinch of pepper
1½ tbsps. of oil
½ tsp. of grated onions
2 tsps. of capers
½ cup of cold bouillon
3 tbsps. of cream
½ tsp. of mustard
Preparation: The meat is cut in cubes and mixed with the egg yolks and
cream. Now vinegar, bouillon, mustard and all the other ingredients
except the oil are mixed in well. After the salad has stood for 1 to 2
hours, covered up well, the oil is stirred in. The salad is served in
mound-shape, garnished with hard-boiled eggs and pepper-pickles cut
into nice slices.
No. 25—CROQUETTES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1 lb. boiled beef
½ lb. raw or boiled chopped pork
¼ onion, grated
2 rolls soaked in water
Salt
1 pinch of pepper
1 tsp. of capers
Juice of ½ lemon
2½ tbsps. of butter or lard
2–3 eggs
Preparation: The meat is chopped fine or ground twice and mixed well
with all the given spices and the soaked rolls. Make oblong dumplings
of this mass, roll them in roll crumbs and fry to a light brown in the
butter or lard. For gravy serve one of sardines or prepare one of the
croquette drippings as follows: When the croquettes are done put ½
tablespoonful of flour into the drippings and let it stew a while,
then add ½ cup of bouillon or water, ½ teaspoonful of meat extract and
salt according to taste. Let it boil a while and pour the gravy over
the croquettes.
No. 26—MEAT PUDDING No. 2.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
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