Beefsteak and Oysters

Original Recipe

Broil the steak the usual way. Put one quart of oysters with very little of the liquor into a stewpan upon the fire; when it comes to a boil, take off the scum that may rise, stir in three ounces of butter mixed with a tablespoonful of sifted flour, let it boil one minute until it thickens, pour it over the steak. Serve hot. Palace Hotel, San Francisco.

Ingredients

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  • 1 quart of oysters with very little of the liquor into a stewpan upon the fire
  • 1 boil
  • 3 ounces of butter mixed with a tablespoonful of sifted flour
  • 1 minute until it thickens

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Broil the steak the usual way.

  2. 2

    Put one quart of oysters with very little of the liquor into a stewpan upon the fire; when it comes to a boil, take off the scum that may rise, stir in three ounces of butter mixed with a tablespoonful of sifted flour, let it boil one minute until it thickens, pour it over the steak.

  3. 3

    Serve hot. _Palace Hotel, San Francisco._.

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