TO STEW SHIN OF BEEF

Ingredients

• 1 shin of beef beef shin
• sufficient cold water
• 1.25 ounce salt
• a few cloves
• some black pepper
• 2 or more onions
• 1 celery root
• 1 bunch savoury herbs
• 4 to 5 carrots
• 4 to 5 turnips

Instructions

1. Wash the beef shin and place it in a pot with sufficient cold water to keep it just covered.
2. Bring to a boil, then remove the scum that rises to the surface.
3. Add one ounce and a quarter of salt per gallon of water.
4. Tie the cloves and black pepper loosely in a fold of muslin to make a sachet.
5. Add the sachet, onions, celery root, bunch of savoury herbs, carrots, and turnips to the pot.
6. Let the beef stew gently for four to five hours, until very tender, adding carrots and turnips partway through if they are to be served with the meat.
7. Lift the meat into a dish and arrange the vegetables around it.
8. Strain the cooking liquid and skim away the fat.
9. Pour the broth over the meat, either thickened and flavoured or quite plain.