1893 - La Cuisine Francaise

Beef with Onions

DDV CULINARY

For five persons:
Boiled beef.......2 lbs.
Onions............12.
Butter............3 tablespoonsful.
Flour.............1 tablespoonful.
Stock.............2 glassesful.
Salt and pepper...To suit taste.
Time.--1 1/4 hours.

*By following these proportions you will have certainly too much meat for 5 persons,
but the cold beef may be used afterwards as indicated following and you will obtain
in the same time a fine stock.

1st.
Slice the beef quite fine and place it in a hollow dish.

2d.
Slice the onions and let them cook in a stew pan with 3 tablespoonsful butter till light brown.
Sprinkle over 1 tablespoonful flour, add 2 glassesful stock, and let boil awhile.

3d.
Pour over the beef and let bake for 1 hour in an oven.