Stewed Shin of Beef

Ingredients

• A shin of beef
• 1 head celery
• 1 onion
• a faggot of savoury herbs
• 1/2 teaspoonful allspice
• 1/2 teaspoonful whole black pepper
• 4 carrots
• 12 button onions
• 2 turnips
• thickening of butter and flour
• 3 tablespoonful mushroom ketchup
• 2 tablespoonful port wine
• pepper and salt to taste

Instructions

1. Have the bone sawn into 4 or 5 pieces, cover with hot water, bring it to a boil, and remove any scum that may rise to the surface.
2. Put in the celery, onion, herbs, spice, and seasoning, and simmer very gently until the meat is tender.
3. Peel the vegetables, cut them into any shape fancy may dictate, and boil them with the onions until tender; lift out the beef, put it on a dish, which keep hot, and thicken with butter and flour as much of the liquor as will be wanted for gravy;
4. keep stirring till it boils, then strain and skim.
5. Put the gravy back in the stewpan, add the seasoning, port wine, and ketchup, give one boil, and pour it over the beef;
6. garnish with the boiled carrots, turnips, and onions.