Ingredients
Steak
- 1 beef steak
- Butter
- Salt
- Pepper
- Parsley
Plating
Directions
- Flatten the steak with the broad side of a hatchet or other utensil.
- Finely chop the parsley.
- Prepare a strong fire.
- Butter a gridiron, a grilling surface, and place over the fire.
- Broil the steak on the gridiron.
- Place the steak on the preheated plate and season with the salt, pepper, butter, and chopped parsley.
- Serve immediately.
Ingredients
Steak
- 1 beef steak
- Butter
- Salt
- Pepper
- Parsley
Plating
Directions
- Flatten the steak with the broad side of a hatchet or other utensil.
- Finely chop the parsley.
- Prepare a strong fire.
- Butter a gridiron, a grilling surface, and place over the fire.
- Broil the steak on the gridiron.
- Place the steak on the preheated plate and season with the salt, pepper, butter, and chopped parsley.
- Serve immediately.
Ingredients
Fish
- Sliced red fish or snapper
Gravy
- Flour
- Tomatoes
- Bay leaves
- Lemon
- Spices
Directions
- Fry each piece of fish until brown.
- Slice the lemon.
- Using the flour, tomatoes, bay leaves, lemon, and spices make a gravy.
- Cook the fried fish in the gravy for 30 minutes.
- Serve.
Ingredients
Fish
- Sliced red fish or snapper
Gravy
- Flour
- Tomatoes
- Bay leaves
- Lemon
- Spices
Directions
- Fry each piece of fish until brown.
- Slice the lemon.
- Using the flour, tomatoes, bay leaves, lemon, and spices make a gravy.
- Cook the fried fish in the gravy for 30 minutes.
- Serve.
Ingredients
Oysters
- 4 dozen (4 dz) small oysters
- 24 soda crackers
- Onion
- Thyme
- Parsley
- 1 large spoon (1 Tbsp) lard
- 2 eggs
- 1 large spoon (1 Tbsp) butter
Plating
- 1 dozen (1 dz) oyster shells
Directions
- Shell the oysters and save the liquor, the natural juice remaining after the oyster is removed.
- Soak the soda crackers in the liquor.
- Finely chop the oysters.
- Add to the oysters finely chopped onion, parsley, and thyme to taste.
- Beat the two eggs well.
- Heat a skillet with the lard.
- Add the oyster mixture to the skillet and follow with the eggs and butter.
- Cook the mixture until done.
- Dust the soaked crackers.
- Fill the shells with the oyster mixture topping with the cracker dust.
- Place the filled shells in the oven to brown before serving.
Ingredients
Oysters
- 4 dozen (4 dz) small oysters
- 24 soda crackers
- Onion
- Thyme
- Parsley
- 1 large spoon (1 Tbsp) lard
- 2 eggs
- 1 large spoon (1 Tbsp) butter
Plating
- 1 dozen (1 dz) oyster shells
Directions
- Shell the oysters and save the liquor, the natural juice remaining after the oyster is removed.
- Soak the soda crackers in the liquor.
- Finely chop the oysters.
- Add to the oysters finely chopped onion, parsley, and thyme to taste.
- Beat the two eggs well.
- Heat a skillet with the lard.
- Add the oyster mixture to the skillet and follow with the eggs and butter.
- Cook the mixture until done.
- Dust the soaked crackers.
- Fill the shells with the oyster mixture topping with the cracker dust.
- Place the filled shells in the oven to brown before serving.
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 large spoon (1 Tbsp) of lard
- 1 large spoon (1 Tbsp) of flour
- 1 pound (1 lb) of finely chopped beef
- ½ can of tomatoes
- 6 whole allspice berries
- Salt
- Pepper
- 3 quarts (3 qt) of water
Garnish
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- 1 lemon
Directions
- Using the lard, brown the flour.
- Add the beef, tomatoes, and allspice.
- Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the water and simmer until the beef is tender.
- Prepare the soup tureen adding 2 chopped hard boiled eggs.
- Pour the soup into the tureen.
- Finish by slicing half of the lemon into the soup and squeezing in the juice of the other half.
