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Braised Beef With Oysters

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 16 ingredients

  1. Rub
  2. a pinch of summer savory
  3. Onion
  4. one-third teaspoonful of white pepper
  5. Two pounds of round steak
  6. two teaspoonfuls of butter
  7. one and one-half teaspoonfuls of salt
  8. one dash of mace
  9. Beef
  10. one cupful of oysters
  11. two tablespoonfuls of flour
  12. Allspice
  13. one cupful of water
  14. Clove
  15. Must
  16. Stock
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Flour Source of phosphorus · Source of copper · Source of manganese · +1

    Source of phosphorus · 106 mg per 100 g, 15% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Phosphorus contributes to normal function of cell membranes.
    • Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal teeth.

    Phosphorus is a mineral contained in each cell in our body. Most phosphorus is in the bones and teeth, and some is in your genes. NIH fact sheet

    Source of copper · 0.2 mg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of manganese · 0.6 mg per 100 g, 28% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Source of selenium · 10 µg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Selenium contributes to normal spermatogenesis.
    • Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal hair.
    • Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal nails.
    3 more authorised claims
    • Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Selenium contributes to the normal thyroid function.
    • Selenium contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Selenium is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. Your thyroid gland needs selenium to produce hormones and function properly. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Flour, 00”, 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.

  • Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Two pounds of round steak, one cupful of oysters, one cupful of water or stock, one dash of mace, one clove, some allspice, two teaspoonfuls of butter, two tablespoonfuls of flour, one-third teaspoonful of white pepper, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of salt, a pinch of summer savory, and one-half onion grated.
  2. The beef must be in one solid piece.
  3. Mix the salt, pepper and summer savory with the onion;
  4. rub the beef well with it on both sides;
  5. lay in the kettle with the water, spices and half of the butter, rubbed with half of the flour.
  6. Cover closely and simmer gently until the beef is tender, which will take from two to three hours, or if the beef is tough, possibly a little more.
  7. When tender heat the frying pan very hot, melt in it part of the remaining butter;
  8. lay the beef in the butter, turn once, frying until the outside is browned.
  9. Be careful not to harden it.
  10. After placing the beef on a hot platter, fry the oysters in the same pan.
  11. Lay the fried oysters on the beef and keep all warm.
  12. Strain the gravy, left from stewing the beef, into the frying pan (there should be about one pint;
  13. add oyster liquor and water or soup to make up the quantity, if it is scant,) mix the rest of the flour until smooth with a few drops of cold water;
  14. stir it into the boiling gravy and boil for five minutes;
  15. longer if not quite thick enough.
  16. Pour around the beef and serve hot.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Frying pan
  • Saucepan
  • Grater
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
  • Kettle