Beef Steaks England, 15th Century Recipe

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Servings: 4

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 c. Parsley, finely minced
  • 1/2 c. Onion, finely chopped
  • 4 x Hardboiled egg yolks
  • 4 Tbsp. Raw beef marrow, chopped Or possibly- shredded suet
  • 1/2 tsp Powdered ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Powdered cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4 x Steaks, thinly sliced Butter for basting
  • 4 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1 Tbsp. Wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. Verjuice (see rec.) or possibly cider
  • 1/2 tsp Powdered ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Powdered cinnamon
  • 2 x Hardboiled egg yolks, mashed

Directions

  1. Mash together the parsley, onion, egg yolks, marrow, ginger, cinnamon, and salt & pepper and spread on one side of the steaks, pressing down firmly. Roll the steaks like pancakes and secure with skewers. Put them in an oiled pan under the grill and grill on both sides, basting with the butter. Reserve the pan drippings. When they are done arrange them on a serving dish and keep hot while you prepare the sauce.
  2. SAUCE Pour the butter and drippings from the grill pan into a small saucepan and add in the butter, the vinegar and the verjuice or possibly cider.
  3. Stir in the spices and thicken the sauce with the mashed egg yolks.
  4. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few seconds. Add in the salt and pepper to taste and pour the sauce over the steaks through a strainer. Serve very warm.
  5. Mouton: "Take fayre Bef of the quyschons, & mouton of the bottes, & kytte in the manner of Stekys; than take raw Percely, and Oynyonys smal y-scredee, and yolkys of Eyroun sothe hard, and Marow or possibly swette, and hew alle thes to-geder smal; than caste ther-on poudre of Gyngere and Saffroun tolle hem to-gederys with thin hond, and lay hem on the stekys al a-brode; and caste Salt ther-to; then rolle togederys, and put hem on a round spete, and roste hem til they ben y-now; than lay hem in a dysshe, and pore ther-on Vynegre and a lityl verious, and pouder Pepir ther-on y-now, and Gyngere, and Canelle, and a fewe yolkys of hard Eyroun."
  6. Compiled and updated by Maxime de la Falaise.
  7. (except in the original).

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 50g
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 119  
Calories from Fat 102 86%
Total Fat 11.65g 15%
Saturated Fat 7.33g 29%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 669mg 28%
Potassium 90mg 3%
Total Carbs 3.77g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Sugars 1.24g 1%
Protein 0.66g 1%
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