Alamode Beef, or Sour Meat

Name: Alamode Beef, or Sour Meat
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: Beef ribs, boned and filleted, or beef round; Vinegar; Onions; Pepper; Salt; Whole allspice; 3 to 4 Bay leaves; 1 cup Raspings

Origin: London, England

Source: Anonymous, 1846

Ingredients

Beef ribs, boned and filleted, or beef round
Vinegar
Onions
Pepper
Salt
Whole allspice
3 to 4 Bay leaves
1 cup Raspings

Instructions

Cover the prepared beef with vinegar diluted with water. Season with onions, pepper, salt, whole allspice, and three or four bay leaves. Add a cup of raspings. Allow the whole to stew gently for three to four hours, depending on the weight of the meat.
This dish is excellent served cold. A rump steak prepared in the same manner will be found exceedingly fine.