Beef, A La Mode Recipe

Ingredients for Beef, A La Mode Recipe

• 3 pounds lean beef
• Shortening bacon
• 1 quart stock
• 1 glass claret
• 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 carrots
• 1 chopped onion
• 10 button onions
• Sprig parsley
• Piece thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Juice half lemon
• 2 cloves
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Trim, bone, and shorten meat, place it in basin with wine, lemon juice, chopped onion, cloves, salt, pepper parsley, thyme, bay leaf, and let it stand 2 hours, basting frequently.
2. Melt vegetable shortening in stewpan, drain beef, and fry it brown, and at same time lightly fry button onions.
3. Remove both from stewpan, put in flour, and fry until it acquires a nut-brown color; add stock and wine marinade in which meat was soaked, and stir until boiling.
4. Replace meat and onions, season to taste, add carrots thinly sliced, cook gently for 3 hours, stirring and skimming occasionally.
5. When done place on hot dish, strain sauce over, and garnish with groups of onions and carrots.