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📝 Description
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🥘 Ingredients
1 lb. of fleshy beef, 1-1/2 pint of water, 1/4 saltspoonful of salt.
👨🍳 Method
Cut the beef into small square pieces, after trimming off all the fat, and put it into a baking-jar, with the above proportion of water and salt; cover the jar well, place it in a warm, but not hot oven, and bake for 3 or 4 hours. When the oven is very fierce in the daytime, it is a good plan to put the jar in at night, and let it remain till the next morning, when the tea will be done. It should be strained, and put by in a cool place until wanted. It may also be flavoured with an onion, a clove, and a few sweet herbs, &c., when the stomach is sufficiently strong to take those.
📜 From Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861). Public domain.
⭐ Reader Reviews
Honest opinions from readers who have explored this book.
I tried Mrs. Beeton's Baked Beef Tea this week, thinking it would be a great way to use up some beef trimmings. I was initially surprised by the simplicity of the ingredient list—just beef, water, and a pinch of salt. I mean, where's the tea? But I forged ahead, chopping the beef into small squares and tucking them into a jar with the water and salt. I found the slow-baked beef created a rich, savoury broth that was surprisingly comforting. I added an onion and some herbs as suggested, and the flavours melded beautifully overnight in the oven. I'm not sure I'd call it "tea," but it's a delightful, hearty broth that's perfect for a weeknight cook who wants to set it and forget it. I'll definitely be making this again, perhaps with some rye toast for dipping. It's a great way to repurpose leftover beef.
