Beef Croquettes. No. 1

Original Recipe

Chop fine one cup of cold, cooked, lean beef, half a cup of fat, half a cup of cold boiled or fried ham; cold pork will do if you have not the ham. Also mince up a slice of onion. Season all with a teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper, and a teaspoonful of powdered sage or parsley if liked. Heat together with half a cup of stock or milk; when cool add a beaten egg. Form the mixture into balls, slightly flattened, roll in egg and bread crumbs, or flour and egg. Fry in hot lard or beef drippings. Serve on a platter and garnish with sprigs of parsley. Almost any cold meats can be used instead of beef.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup of cold
  • 1 cup of fat
  • 1 cup of cold boiled or fried ham
  • 1 slice of onion
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 teaspoonful of pepper
  • 1 teaspoonful of powdered sage or parsley if liked
  • 1 cup of stock or milk
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 platter and garnish with sprigs of parsley

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop fine one cup of cold, cooked, lean beef, half a cup of fat, half a cup of cold boiled or fried ham; cold pork will do if you have not the ham.

  2. 2

    Also mince up a slice of onion.

  3. 3

    Season all with a teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper, and a teaspoonful of powdered sage or parsley if liked.

  4. 4

    Heat together with half a cup of stock or milk; when cool add a beaten egg.

  5. 5

    Form the mixture into balls, slightly flattened, roll in egg and bread crumbs, or flour and egg.

  6. 6

    Fry in hot lard or beef drippings.

  7. 7

    Serve on a platter and garnish with sprigs of parsley.

  8. 8

    Almost any cold meats can be used instead of beef.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)