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Another Russian Method for Beefsteaks

A historical recipe from Allied Cookery, by Grace Clergue Harrison, Gertrude Clergue (1916).

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A historical recipe

Allied Cookery: British, French, Italian, Belgian, Russian, by Grace Clergue Harrison, Gertrude Clergue (1916). Project Gutenberg eBook #44947.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. 2 oz. of butter
  2. 1 cupful of sour cream
  3. 2 onions

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Sour cream Source of vitamin B12 · Source of calcium

    Source of vitamin B12 · 0.4 µg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin B12 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin B12 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin B12 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin B12 contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin B12 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
    • Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin B12 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin B12 has a role in the process of cell division.

    Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body’s blood and nerve cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all of your cells. NIH fact sheet

    Source of calcium · 141 mg per 100 g, 18% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Calcium contributes to normal blood clotting.
    • Calcium contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Calcium contributes to normal muscle function.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Calcium contributes to normal neurotransmission.
    • Calcium contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes.
    • Calcium has a role in the process of cell division and specialisation.
    • Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal teeth.

    Calcium is a mineral your body needs to build and maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Sour cream, light”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Cut the steaks thin, season them with salt and paprika.
  2. Colour the steaks in 2 oz.
  3. of butter, but they must not be completely cooked.
  4. Chop up finely 2 onions, place half of the onions in a casserole that can be sent to table.
  5. Arrange the steaks upon it.
  6. Sprinkle them with the remainder of the onions.
  7. Throw the gravy from the pan, with stock or water added, to allow the steaks to be half covered.
  8. Cook in the oven 1 or 2 hours in tightly covered casserole.
  9. Before serving pour over 1 cupful of sour cream.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Casserole pot
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Allied Cookery, by Grace Clergue Harrison, Gertrude Clergue (1916). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #44947 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44947). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.