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BROWN GRAVY WITHOUT MEAT
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BROWN GRAVY WITHOUT MEAT

21 ingredients 10 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

384
Calories
30g
Protein
15g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Mace not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 pints of boiling water
  • 1 bunch of savoury herbs
  • 1/4 teaspoonful of whole pepper
  • 1 slice of lean ham
  • 2 pints of boiling water
  • a wineglassful of good beer
  • a bunch of savoury herbs
  • a head of celery
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 large carrot
  • 2 lbs
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 blades of mace
  • 3 cloves
  • 4 whole allspice
  • salt
  • pepper
  • mace
  • cloves
  • allspice
  • cayenne

Directions

1

437. INGREDIENTS.--2 large onions, 1 large carrot, 2 oz. of butter, 3 pints of boiling water, 1 bunch of savoury herbs, a wineglassful of good beer; salt and pepper to taste.

2

_Mode_.--Slice, flour, and fry the onions and carrots in the butter until of a nice light-brown colour; then add the boiling water and the remaining ingredients; let the whole stew gently for about an hour; then strain, and when cold, skim off all the fat. Thicken it in the same manner as recipe No. 436, and, if thought necessary, add a few drops of colouring No. 108.

3

_Time_.--1 hour. Average cost, 2d. per pint.

4

_Note_.--The addition of a small quantity of mushroom ketchup or Harvey's sauce very much improves the flavour of this gravy.

5

RICH GRAVY FOR HASHES, RAGOUTS, &c.

6

438. INGREDIENTS.--2 lbs. of shin of beef, 1 large onion or a few shalots, a little flour, a bunch of savoury herbs, 2 blades of mace, 2 or 3 cloves, 4 whole allspice, 1/4 teaspoonful of whole pepper, 1 slice of lean ham or bacon, 1/2 a head of celery (when at hand), 2 pints of boiling water; salt and cayenne to taste.

7

_Mode_.--Cut the beef into thin slices, as also the onions, dredge them with flour, and fry of a pale brown, but do not allow them to get black; pour in the boiling water, let it boil up; and skim. Add the remaining ingredients, and simmer the whole very gently for 2 hours, or until all the juices are extracted from the meat; put it by to get cold, when take off all the fat. This gravy may be flavoured with ketchup, store sauces, wine, or, in fact, anything that may give additional and suitable relish to the dish it is intended for.

8

_Time_.--Rather more than 2 hours.

9

_Average cost_, 8d. per pint.

10

ALLSPICE.--This is the popular name given to pimento, or Jamaica pepper, known to naturalists as _Eugenia pimenta_, and belonging to the order of Myrtaceae. It is the berry of a fine tree in the West Indies and South America, which attains a height of from fifteen to twenty feet: the berries are not allowed to ripen, but, being gathered green, are then dried in the sun, and then become black. It is an inexpensive spice, and is considered more mild and innocent than most other spices; consequently, it is much used for domestic purposes, combining a very agreeable variety of flavours.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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