SC - Collops of Beef

[Michael F. Gunter]

Okay, here's another recipe from my 12th Night feast.

Stewed Collops of Meat (Stewyd Colops)
>From "An Ordinance of Pottage"

6-12 fairly thick slices of beef (1/8 lb ea.)	1/8 tsp. ground pepper
4-5 peppercorns					1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4-5 whole cloves				1 cup beef broth
4-5 allspice berries				1/4 tsp ginger
4 tsp wine vinegar

Arrange the slices in a casserole, preferably an oval one in which they can
be arranged in an overlapping pattern. Tie the whole spices in cheesecloth and
tuck them under the meat. Sprinkle with teh pepper & cinnamon and add the broth.
Simmer, or bake in a medium oven, for about an hour.

Before serving, stir in the ginger dissolved in the vinegar and remove the whole
spices.

There are some non-period/late period spices involved in this redaction. Some
experimentation could be done to make it more period.

Be sure to keep the broth at a simmer. If the broth isn't hot enough the meat will
become tough which is what happened in the warmers at the feast. 

Yers,

Gunthar
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