Cut the meat in thin slices; remove the fat from the kidneys and cut them into four pieces.
Mix two tablespoonfuls of flour with a little salt and pepper, then dip the meat and the kidneys into them. Place the meat and kidneys into the prepared casserole, fill up with water, roll out the small piece of paste and lay it on the top.
Cover with the casserole lid or a piece of buttered paper, and steam steadily for two and a half hours.
SWEETBREADS EN CASSEROLE
- 3 sweetbreads
- 1 bunch herbs
- ½ pint (1 cup) stock
- ¼ lb. fat bacon
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- A few parsley sprigs
- 1 heaping tablespoonful (1 oz.) butter
- 1 heaping tablespoonful (1 oz.) flour
- Salt and pepper
Soak the sweetbreads in cold water for two hours, changing the water several times; drop them into boiling water for three minutes, lift out into cold water for fifteen minutes; drain, and remove the skin and fat, place them for half an hour between two plates, divide the bacon into neat lardoons, and lard them; slice the vegetables and lay them in a casserole, lay the sweetbreads on the top, pour in the stock, and simmer for half an hour.
Melt the butter in another pan, add the flour and the stock from the sweetbreads, and boil for three minutes. Lift the sweetbreads on to a hot dish and strain the sauce over them.
SWISS STEAK
- 1½ lbs. round steak
- 1 carrot
- 1 small turnip
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and pepper
- Some flour
- ½ pint (1 cup) boiling water
- 2 tablespoonfuls dripping or butter
The steak should be cut two inches thick. Pound into it, using a steak shredder, as much flour as it will hold.