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Bridal Shower Food : Potted Beef
Potted beef is ideal for canapes; these are small sandwiches,
crackers, slices of bread or toast, that are cut into different
shapes with a knife or cookie cutter. They are then usually buttered
and spread with a meat or fish pate; or paste, cheese, caviar
or other savory food, and garnished.
Ingredients
- One pound of cubed chuck steak
- Six peppercorns
- Half a bay leaf
- Salt and pepper
- Water or stock
- Three ounces of butter
- One garlic clove
Procedure
Preheat the oven to 275°F
Place the steak, peppercorns and half bay leaf into a casserole.
Season with salt and pepper.
Add enough water to just cover the meat.
Cover the casserole and cook in the oven for approximately
two and a half hours or until tender.
Leave to cool, then drain the meat but retain the stock.
To the meat add the butter and a little of the stock.
Put half of this into a blender and pure;e until smooth.
Add the remaining half and the garlic.
Pure until smooth adding a little more stock if necessary to achieve
the required consistency .
Potted meat will only keep for a couple of days and should be stored in the refrigerator.
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