Potted Beef

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INGREDIENTS:
500g/1 lb fatless rump steak 3 cups red wine a pinch of powdered mace and powdered cloves
60g/2 oz butter a little salt and freshly ground pepper clarified butter to cover



1 Trim the meat of all sinew and fat, cut it into 1-inch cubes and put into a stone jar or basin. Season with salt and the spices. Cover with the wine. Cover the jar or basin with foil and stand this in a roasting tim containing boiling water.
2 Cook this in a slow oven, 170C/325F/gas mark 3, until the meats fall apart. This could take up to 4 hours. Make sure that you top up the tin with boiling water when necessary. When the meat is ready, drain the juices into a small pan and reduce these until you have only a couple of tablespoons left.
3 Put the meat into a blender, or pound it to a paste in a mortar. Beat in the softened butter and the reduced juices. Check the seasoning before filling into little pots or wax cartons.
4 Cover with a film of clarified butter.
5 Serve as you would a pate.

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