Name: Potted Beef
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces - 1 pound; Butter - ¼ pound; Salt to taste - ¼ pound; Ground black pepper to taste - ¼ pound; Paprika to taste - ¼ pound; Ground nutmeg to taste - ¼ pound

Ingredients for - Potted Beef

1. Beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 pound

2. Butter ¼ pound

3. Salt to taste ¼ pound

4. Ground black pepper to taste ¼ pound

5. Paprika to taste ¼ pound

6. Ground nutmeg to taste ¼ pound

How to cook deliciously - Potted Beef

1 . Stage

Simmer beef in 1/4 inch of water in a heavy medium saucepan. Stew until very tender, replacing water as necessary, about 2 to 3 hours. Drain, reserving the liquid.

2 . Stage

Pass cooked stew meat through a meat grinder twice, until it is the consistency of a thick, stringy paste.

3 . Stage

Melt butter in a small saucepan. Filter melted butter through clean muslin (cheesecloth) to remove milk solids.

4 . Stage

Mix cooked meat with 3/4 of the strained, melted butter in a medium bowl. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, and nutmeg to taste. Stir in desired amount of reserved cooking liquid to moisten.

5 . Stage

Transfer the mixture to sterile containers and top with remaining butter. Seal and chill in the refrigerator until serving.