1893 - La Cuisine Francaise

Beef Croquettes

DDV CULINARY

For five persons:
Boiled beef.......2 lbs.
Onions............3.
Eggs.............3.
Butter............4 tablespoonsful.
Flour.............4 tablespoonsful.
Salt and pepper...To suit the taste.
Lard or fat enough to fry.
Time.--3/4 hour.

1st.
Chop the beef very fine.

2d.
Chop the onions.
Let them brown in a sauce pan with 2 tablespoonsful butter
and pour them in a large mixing bowl with the chopped meat,
6 boiled potatoes (peeled) also 3 eggs (broken as indicated),
some salt and pepper, mix well the whole.

3d.
Divide into croquettes about 4 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick.
Roll them in flour and let fry.
Serve with a tomato sauce apart.