Potted Beef Recipe

Potted beef is ideal for canapés; these are small sandwiches, crackers, and slices of bread or toast, which are cut into different shapes with a knife or cookie cutter.

Potted Beef 1

Ingredients

• Butter 3 oz
• Half a bay leaf
• Cubed chuck steak 1 oz
• Salt
• A garlic clove
• Peppercorns 6
• Water or stock
• Pepper

Procedure

Cook the steak, half bay leaf and peppercorns seasoned with salt and pepper in a casserole at 275°F until it becomes tenderAfter cooling, drain it

Put butter and half of the stock into a blender and purée until it becomes smooth

Put the other hald and add garlic

Purée until it reaches required consistency adding stock as needed

Potted Beef 2

Ingredients

• Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 tsp
• Unsalted sliced butter 110 gm
• Anchovy essence 1 tbsp
• Stewed beef steaks 450 gm vFreshly grated nutmeg 1/4 tsp
• Salt according to the requirement

Procedure

• Set the oven temperature to 140°C
• Remove all the sinews from the meat and make chunks
• Place in a dish with an air-tight cover
• Add the pepper, nutmeg and then the anchovy essence
• Spread the butter over the top. Cook for at least 5 hours, until the meat is extra soft
• Cool slightly after cooking and then place in a food processor until it becomes smooth and light. Add salt if necessary as the anchovy essence contains some
• Pack into pots and cover with film
• Store in the fridge for a day or two

Potted Beef 3

Ingredients

• Beef stew meat (cut into pieces)
• Paprika
• utter
• Powdered black pepper
• Salt
• Powdered nutmeg

Procedure

• Boil the beef in water for about 2 to 3 hours
• Replace the water as per requirement
• Make a thick paste in a grinder
• Filter the melted butter through a cheesecloth
• Add it in the cooked meat
• Add paprika, pepper, salt and nutmeg according to the taste vRefrigerate till it is time to serve

English Potted Beef

Ingredients

• Fat less steak 500 gm
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper
• Red wine 3 cups
• Butter 60 gm
• Clarified butter
• Powdered mace and powdered clove

Procedure

• Remove all sinew and cut it into cubes and put into a stone jar
• Season the meat with salt and the spices
• Cover with the wine
• Cover the jar with foil and keep it into boiling water
• Cook at 170 degrees up to 4 hours
• Drain the juice when the meat is ready and reduce until you have only a couple of spoons
• Put into a blender and beat in the softened butter and the reduced juices
• Fill into little pots
• Put a layer of clarified butter

These are some of the recipes to prepare the potted beef. The only thing common in these recipes is that you have to cook the beef until it is soft and tender and then grind it into a stringy paste.

You can dress the dish according to your tastes and likes. The garnishing options are available in plenty. As you can see, we have mentioned 4 types of making a potted beef recipe. There are several more recipes which you can easily find on the Internet as well as the cookbooks that the older women in the family carry.

The entire taste of a dish changes even only one of the ingredients is added or omitted. Besides, some regional spices also play an important role in the taste of a specific dish. Make sure you do everything as per the instructions and wow everybody with your culinary skills.