Ragout of Beef. Time—2½ hours.
1 lb. pieces of beef, raw or cooked, ½ pint cold water, 3 large onions, 1 teaspoonful salt, ¼ teaspoonful pepper, 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley, ½ teaspoonful chopped herbs, ½ oz. rice or pearl barley.
Peel and cut the onions into rings, cut the pieces of meat into squares, put them in a stew-pan, add all the other ingredients and then the water. Simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.