A Fricando of Beef
Origin: Tidewater Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- beef
- bacon
- gravy
- sorrel or spinach
- fried balls
Instructions
- Cut a few slices of beef six inches long, two or three wide, and one thick.
- Lard them with bacon, dredge them well, and make them a nice brown before a brisk fire.
- Stew them half an hour in a well seasoned gravy.
- Put some stewed sorrel or spinage in the dish, lay on the beef, and pour over a sufficient quantity of gravy.
- Garnish with fried balls.