Chapter XV · Relevés and Entrées · No. 1178
1178—Hachis de Bœuf à l’Américaine
Cut the meat into small cubes.
Also cut into dice the same weight of potatoes as of meat.
Season these potatoes and toss them in butter.
This done, put half their quantity into a saucepan with the meat dice, and cohere the whole with a few tablespoonfuls of tomato sauce and reduced veal gravy. Heat without allowing to boil; dish in a hot timbale; distribute the remainder of the potatoes, which should be crisply fried, over the hash, and sprinkle with a pinch of freshly-chopped parsley.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1178, p. 391. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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