Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Easy Dinner

1 lb steak
3 carrots
1 large onion
pkt frozen peas
1 tbls Worcestershire sauce
1 tbls tomato sauce

Method: Cut meat into small pieces, roll in seasoned flour. Slice onion, peel and slice carrot. Place sauces in bottom of pudding basin. Add layer of meat, then layer of carrots, onion and peas. Fill basin with layers of meat, then vegetables, finishing with meat. Do not cover basin. Place in a saucepan of boiling water, put lid on saucepan, boil for 3 hours. Condensation falling makes gravy. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Source: contributed by B. Thomas in Booleroo Centre Primary School 1885-1985 Centenary Recipe Book (Revised edition 1985 of 1970 edition), p.28.
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