Beef Steaks England, 15th Century Recipe
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Stir in the spices and thicken the sauce with the mashed egg yolks.
- 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.
- 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."
- Compiled and updated by Maxime de la Falaise.
- (except in the original).
parsley, onion, egg yolks, beef, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, salt, butter, butter, vinegar, cider, ginger, cinnamon, egg yolks
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beef-steaks-england-15th-century-82305 (may not work)