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 kidneys are cut half way through, skinned and rubbed
with salt and pepper. Melted butter mixed with mustard is put over
them and then they are dipped in rye bread crumbs, basted with butter
and baked 15 minutes.
This dish is very nice garnished with cooked vegetables.
No. 20—MUTTON KIDNEY PUDDING.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
8 raw mutton kidneys
1 small onion
Salt, white pepper
2 tbsps. of butter
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp. of flour
18 champignons
½ cup of rice
Bouillon or water
1 tbsp. of butter
2 yolks of eggs
½ pt. gravy or broth from the meat
Preparation: The kidneys are sliced ½ inch thick. Butter, onions and
sliced champignons are cooked; flour, gravy, salt and pepper are
added. The sliced kidneys are put in and cooked slowly 15 minutes. Add
lemon juice.
The ½ cup of rice is boiled until soft in bouillon or water to a thick
mush, then the butter and finally the 2 yolks of eggs are stirred into
it. A pudding mold is buttered and strewn with roll crumbs, then put
in a layer of rice and a layer of meat, alternately, until all is in;
the last layer should be rice. Cover and cook in a steamer over a
kettle of boiling water for 2 hours. After it is done, dump it on a
hot platter and serve with Dutch gravy.
No. 21—MUTTON RAGOUT.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
2 lbs. of mutton, lean, without bones
1 large onion
⅛ lb. of butter
Salt, pepper
2 tbsps. of flour
¾ qt. bouillon or water
1 wineglass red wine
Preparation: The meat is cut into 1½ inch pieces. Butter stewed with
onion and the pieces of meat are put in to cook 10 minutes. Add the
flour and cook another few minutes, then add bouillon or water, salt
and pepper and cook until well done. During the last 15 minutes, pour
in the red wine and serve with a wreath of boiled rice. (Boil 1 cupful
of rice in salt water until tender but retaining its firmness and add
a piece of butter).
No. 22—MUTTON WITH POTATOES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1½ lbs. left over mutton roast
1 onion, sliced
1½ lbs. sliced raw potatoes
Salt, pepper
Left over gravy
1 small piece of butter
Preparation: The meat is cut into small thin slices, also the peeled
potatoes. A casserole is buttered and filled with 1 layer of raw
potatoes, 1 layer of meat, salt, pepper and sliced onion. Repeat
twice, with potatoes for the last layer. Pour the gravy over, (if it
is too thick, dilute with cream or milk) put a few small pieces of
butter on top, bake in oven for 1½ hours.
If you have no left over gravy, make one of 1 tablespoonful of browned
butter, flour, water or bouillon, cream, pepper and salt. Pour over
the contents of the casserole and bake it.
No. 23—MUTTON WITH PICKLES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
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