China Chilo
A historical recipe from Modern cookery for private families, by Eliza Acton (1882).
A historical recipe
Modern cookery for private families, by Eliza Acton (1882). Project Gutenberg eBook #72482.
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From Modern cookery for private families, by Eliza Acton (1882). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #72482 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72482). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
- a pound of an undressed loin
- a pint of young peas
- a teaspoonful of salt
- three ounces of good butter
- a dessertspoonful of currie-powder
- 1 large onion
Method
- Mince a pound of an undressed loin or leg of mutton, with or without a portion of its fat;
- mix with it two or three young lettuces shred small, a pint of young peas, a teaspoonful of salt, half as much pepper, four tablespoonsful of water, from two to three ounces of good butter, and, if the flavour be liked, a few green onions minced.
- Keep the whole well stirred with a fork over a clear and gentle fire until it is quite hot, then place it closely covered by the side of the stove, or on a high trivet, that it may stew as softly as possible for a couple of hours.
- One or even two half-grown cucumbers, cut small by scoring the ends deeply as they are sliced, or a quarter of a pint of minced mushrooms may be added with good effect;
- or a dessertspoonful of currie-powder and a large chopped onion.
- A dish of boiled rice should be sent to table with it.
- Mutton, 1 pint;
- green peas, 1 pint: young lettuces, 2;
- salt, 1 teaspoonful;
- pepper, 1/2 teaspoonful;
- water, 4 tablespoonsful;
- butter, 2 to 3 oz.: 2 hours.
- Varieties: cucumbers, 2;
- or mushrooms minced, 1/4 pint;
- or currie-powder, 1 dessertspoonful, and 1 large onion.