Chapter XV · Relevés and Entrées · No. 1145
1145—Pièce de Bœuf Braisée (Relevé)
The piece of beef called rump is the one preferred for boiling and braising. Whatever be the use for which the meat is intended, the weight of the pieces should not be more than six or eight lbs. at the most, and they should be cut in the length rather than in the thickness, that the cooking process may be facilitated.
All the garnishes of braised sirloin of beef are suited to braised pieces of beef.
Boiled beef is generally accompanied by the vegetables used in its cooking-process, by purées, green or dry vegetables, pastes, macaroni, &c., &c.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1145, p. 379. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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