Veal Pot Pie
- Brisket of veal, cut into pieces
- Pepper
- Salt
- Crust
- Flour
- Yeast
- Butter
- Milk
Put the pieces of veal in a pot with 1 quart water to every 5 pounds of meat. Put the pot over a slow fire. Just before it comes to a boil, skim it well and pour in 4 ounces of cold water.Take out the meat so that all the scum may rise. Remove all the scum. Boil quite hard. Season with pepper and salt to taste. Remember that the crust will take up part of the seasoning.
When done, cut off your crust in pieces of equal size to the meat but do not roll or mold them. Lay them on top of the meat so as to cover it. Put in the pot and cover. Let it boil slowly for about an hour. Make sure that the lid on the pot is snug so that no steam can escape. By no means allow the pot to stop boiling.
The crust for pot pie should be raised with yeast. To 3 pints of flour, add 2 ounces of butter and a little salt. Add enough milk to make a soft dough. Knead it well. Set aside to rise up. When quite light, mold and knead it again. Let it stand, in winter, for about an hour and during the summer, half an hour, when it will then be ready to cut.
In the summer, it is best to add 1/2 tsp baking soda when you knead it the second time or you may wet it with water and add another pat of butter.
When done, cut off your crust in pieces of equal size to the meat but do not roll or mold them. Lay them on top of the meat so as to cover it. Put in the pot and cover. Let it boil slowly for about an hour. Make sure that the lid on the pot is snug so that no steam can escape. By no means allow the pot to stop boiling.
The crust for pot pie should be raised with yeast. To 3 pints of flour, add 2 ounces of butter and a little salt. Add enough milk to make a soft dough. Knead it well. Set aside to rise up. When quite light, mold and knead it again. Let it stand, in winter, for about an hour and during the summer, half an hour, when it will then be ready to cut.
In the summer, it is best to add 1/2 tsp baking soda when you knead it the second time or you may wet it with water and add another pat of butter.
Submitted by Jul 13, 2009
8 min 180 min 188 min
8 min 180 min 188 min