1 Kidney, beef 2 tb Parsley; minced
4 tb Shortening 1 ts Rosemary
2 Onion; chopped 1 ts Oregano
2 lb Round steak; cubed ——–pastry——–
1 1/2 tb Worcester sauce 1 c Flour; + 2 t
1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper 1/3 c Shortening
2 tb Butter; softened 2 tb ;water, cold
2 tb Flour
Wash the kidney, remove membranes and fat, and cut kidney in 1″ cubes. Cube
the steak into 1″ cubes. Melt the shortening in a heavy pot. Add the
onions and cook, stirring often, until well browned. Add the steak and
kidneys. When the meat is browned on all sides, pour on 2 cups of boiling
water, Worcester, salt, and pepper. Cove and cook over a very low heat for
1 1/2 hours, or until the steak is tender. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Blend
the butter with the flour to make a beurre manie. Drop small pellets of
this paste into the sauce and stir to thicken it. Put meat and sauce into a
deep pie plate and sprinkle with parsley. If you wish to use a pastry
topping, roll out the dough and cover the pie plate. Slash the top, crimp
the edges, and bake about 30 minutes, or until well browned. Pastry: Mix
the flour and salt. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender. Combine
lightly only until the mixture resembles coarse meal or very tine peas; its
texture will not be uniform but will contain crumbs and small bits and
pieces. Sprinkle water over the flour mixture, a tablespoon at a time, and
mix lightly with a fork, using only enough water so that the pastry will
hold together when pressed gently into a ball.
— Fannie Farmer Cookbook
Yields
1 servings