Smothered Beefsteak

Filet Braise

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By The Times Picayune Publishing Company

Published 1901

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Method

Braising or smothering meat is a mode of cooking little understood by the Americans, but which has been brought by the Creoles to a high state of perfection. By this process the meat is just covered, and no more, with a little water, or with a strong broth made from animal stock or the juices of vegetables. The pot is covered with a closely fitting lid and is put on a slow fire and allowed to s