Flank Steak - Stuffed And Baked

Creamed Potatoes Chili Sauce

Peach Shortcake

Flank-Steak Stuffed And Baked

Wipe the steak clean with a damp cloth; carefully remove the skin and fat and lay it flat on a board; moisten 3/4 c crumbs with stock or hot water, add 1 t salt, 1/4 t pepper, 1/2 onion chopped fine, and 1 T chopped parsley. Spread this mixture on the meat evenly, then roll with the grain so that when sliced it will be cut across the grain, tie with twine, turning in the ends to make it even and shapely.

Dice an onion, carrot and turnip and lay them in the baking pan; on top of them lay the roll of meat, pouring in enough stock or water to fill the pan to the depth of 1 inch; cover and place in a slow oven to cook at least 3 h, longer if possible.

When cooked, remove the meat and thicken the broth with flour, using 2 T to a cup of liquor.

Peach Shortcake

For Shortcake follow directions given in Lesson 10 for baking powder biscuits. Instead of cutting the dough into biscuits, roll it out into 2 sheets of equal size, about 1/2 inch thick. Spread one side of each sheet with butter and put the buttered sides together in baking. Bake in a hot oven 12 or 15 m. When done, split the two sheets apart, cover the lower layer with peaches, previously sliced and sweetened; replace the top layer, cover with peaches, cut into squares and serve.

When fresh peaches are not available canned or evaporated peaches may be substituted.

For Creamed Potatoes see Lesson 12.

Preparing The Meal

Prepare the meat 3 h before dinner time. Wash, pare and dice the potatoes, and cook about 15 m before dinner, or until tender. Cold boiled or baked potatoes may be utilized for creamed potatoes. Make the shortcake and while it is baking make the cream sauce for the potatoes.

Increase the heat of the oven while the shortcake is baking.

Take the meat from the oven, place on a hot platter, cutting and removing, the cords before serving. Put the vegetables around the edge of the platter and pour the thickened broth over all.

Keep shortcake hot in the oven while serving the dinner.