The Third Ingredient Roast by O. Henry

Category: Meat dishes
The Third Ingredient Roast by O. Henry

Ingredients

Beef brisket 600g.
Potatoes 2 pcs.
Pink onion (red) 1 PC.
Peppercorns 5 pieces.
Wheat flour 1 st. l.
Salt taste

Cooking method

  • "ABOUT. Henry recruits (recruits) his characters from any social class. But the main and most characteristic characters of the New York stories of the writer belong to that vast stratum of the population of the big city, which, while not belonging to the most exploited factory and factory workers, nevertheless are constantly on the verge of material insecurity, almost poverty "(A. Startsev" Life and the stories of O. Henry ").

  • Hattie in The Third Ingredient is a typical example. The author described the process of preparing the roast in such detail that all I had to do was follow the text (my additions are in bold).

  • Having bought beef brisket,

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  • Hetty went up to her room (window to the courtyard, three dollars and fifty cents a week). A portion of delicious, hot stew for dinner, a deep sleep - and in the morning she will be ready to look again for the exploits of Hercules, Joan of Arc, Oona, Job and Little Red Riding Hood.

  • In her room, she took out an earthenware saucepan from a tiny cabinet and fumbled in all the bags and bags in search of potatoes and onions. As a result of these searches, her nose and chin sharpened even more. No potatoes, no onions! But how can you make a meat stew? You can make oyster soup without oysters, turtle soup without turtles, coffee cake without coffee, but it's completely impossible to make a stew without potatoes and onions. However, in extreme cases, and one beef brisket can save you from starvation.

  • Put salt, pepper and a tablespoon of flour,

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  • after stirring it in a small amount of cold water,

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  • and will do. It won't be as tasty as Newburgh lobster and not as luxurious as birthday cake, but it will do.

  • Hetty grabbed the saucepan and walked to the end of the hallway. According to the Vallambroza advertisement, there was a water supply there, but, between us, it did not always supply water, and only in scanty drops; however, technical details do not belong here.

  • … At this sink Hetty saw a girl with thick, dark golden hair and a plaintive expression in her eyes, who was washing two large Irish potatoes under the tap.

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  • “My child,” said Hetta, and a fleeting smile softened her harsh features, “fate itself has brought us together. I also ended up on the beans. But at home I have a piece of meat the size of a lap dog. And I tried to get potatoes by all means, unless I prayed to God. Let's combine our quartermaster warehouses and make a roast. We will cook with me. Now I would like to get the onions!

  • Hetty poured cold salt water over the meat and put it on the gas stove's only burner.

  • Rinse the meat, cut into pieces, salt, put pepper, pour out the diluted flour, add water so that the water slightly covers the meat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour - 1 hour 20 minutes.

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  • A young man was just coming down from the top floor. He was decently dressed, but he seemed sick and exhausted. In his dull eyes, suffering was read - physical or mental. In his hand he held an onion, a pink, smooth, strong, shiny onion the size of an eighty-cent alarm clock.

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  • - Excuse me, but what are you going to do with this onion?
  • - I'm going to eat it,
  • - Raw?
  • - Yes, as soon as I get home.
  • - You know what? - said Hetty, turning slightly pale he worries. - Raw onions are not tasty at all. And so is the stew without onions. Since you are a friend of Jack Bivens, you must be a decent person.In my room, at the end of the corridor, there is one girl, my friend. We were both unlucky, and for both of us - only a piece of meat and some potatoes. All this is already being extinguished, but there is no soul in it. Something is missing. There are some things in life that must surely exist together. Well, for example, pink muslin and green roses, or brisket and eggs, or Irish and riots. And more - stew with potatoes and onions. Hetty interrupted him, holding out her hand.
  • “Give me the bow,” she said.
  • The young man gritted his teeth.
  • “Give back the bow,” she repeated.
  • He smiled and placed the onion in her palm.

  • Coarsely chop the potatoes and onions.

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  • Add to meat, stir and simmer for another 20 minutes.

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  • She frowned at the scowling rooftops outside the window, and the smile slowly faded from her face.
  • “But all the same,” she said to herself gloomily, “after all, we got the meat.

Note

To be honest, I had big doubts about the taste of this dish. Not only that, spoiled by the miracle casters, I have never cooked meat on the stove in my life, but also such minimalism in products. But I was wrong. It turned out unexpectedly very tasty !!!!! The only thing, of course, is that potatoes and onions should be put in 2 times more. And the meat can be pre-marinated overnight.

Gasha
Sumptuously! Ksyushik, you are smart! Roast, what you need! And thank you for O. Henry ... I read it with pleasure ...
Nagira
Well, gotta be
It seems - extremely simple ... but I also don't eat meat but I read it with pleasure!!!

Ksyusha, bravo
Omela
Ganya, Ira, Thank you!!! I did that O. Henry did my best !!!
Twist
From the photo, the aroma of childhood flows straight. My grandmother cooked a similar dish on holidays. Thanks and
Omela
Marine,
Miss Raspberry
Omela, take a photo report! True, the photo is not so hot. So I got to this recipe. Thank you.
The Third Ingredient Roast by O. Henry
Trishka
Oh, how delicious it was to read it, and I wanted even more. !
It is necessary to portray.
Florichka
Sumptuously! Very harmonious. I love literary recipes and have reviewed all films on this topic.
For example, "Champurrado for my husband's wife" - Laura Esquivel. Both the book and the film. That would be someone who cooked.
Omela
Maria, glad you liked!
Ksyusha, prepare a very simple dish.

Quote: Florichka
For example, "Champurrado for my husband's wife" - Laura Esquivel. Both the book and the film. That would be someone who cooked.
Irina, thank you, what's the recipe? Intrigued ...

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