American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Stewed Steak with Oysters

Original Recipe

Two pounds of rump steak, one pint of oysters, one tablespoonful of lemon juice, three of butter, one of flour, salt, pepper, one cupful of water. Wash the oysters in the water and drain into a stewpan. Put this liquor on to heat. As soon as it comes to a boil, skim and set back. Put the butter in a frying pan, and when hot, put in a steak. Cook ten minutes. Take up the steak, and stir the flour into the butter remaining in the pan. Stir until a dark brown. Add the oyster liquor and boil one minute. Season with salt and pepper. Put back the steak, cover the pan, and simmer half an hour or until the steak seems tender, then add the oysters and lemon juice. Boil one minute. Serve on a hot dish with points of toast for a garnish.

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds of rump steak
  • 1 pint of oysters
  • 1 tablespoonful of lemon juice
  • 3 of butter
  • 1 of flour
  • 1 cupful of water
  • 1 stewpan
  • 1 boil
  • 1 frying pan
  • 1 steak
  • 10 minutes
  • 1 dark brown
  • 1 minute
  • 1 hot dish with points of toast for a garnish

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Two pounds of rump steak, one pint of oysters, one tablespoonful of lemon juice, three of butter, one of flour, salt, pepper, one cupful of water.

  2. 2

    Wash the oysters in the water and drain into a stewpan.

  3. 3

    Put this liquor on to heat.

  4. 4

    As soon as it comes to a boil, skim and set back.

  5. 5

    Put the butter in a frying pan, and when hot, put in a steak.

  6. 6

    Cook ten minutes.

  7. 7

    Take up the steak, and stir the flour into the butter remaining in the pan.

  8. 8

    Stir until a dark brown.

  9. 9

    Add the oyster liquor and boil one minute.

  10. 10

    Season with salt and pepper.

  11. 11

    Put back the steak, cover the pan, and simmer half an hour or until the steak seems tender, then add the oysters and lemon juice.

  12. 12

    Boil one minute.

  13. 13

    Serve on a hot dish with points of toast for a garnish.

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