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Keeping meat in vinegar or sour milk

Meat can be kept in sour milk for a few days, or browned and put cold into a brine of vinegar, small beer, bay leaves, onion and whole pepper for longer keeping. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 772.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 772 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Sour milk and vinegar brine were traditional ways of keeping meat, especially for sour roasts, without salting.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Sour milk for short keeping

    For a short time the piece of meat can be put raw in sour milk, e.g. a sour roast of beef, horse or veal. It keeps only a few days.

  2. 2

    Make the brine

    Boil the vinegar, beer, bay leaves, onion and whole pepper, and let the brine go cold.

  3. 3

    Put the meat in brine

    Brown the meat and put it cold into the cold brine. It then keeps longer. Check it often.

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    Use

    Soak the meat in water, lard it and brown it before use.

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    Note

    Note: raw meat in sour milk or brine must be kept cold, below 4 °C (40 °F). Discard meat that smells or looks off.

Changes from the original

"1." and "8 1." are read as 1 l and 8 l, "i løk" as 1 onion. The last step gives today's food-safety advice.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 772)~87% of the text changedremovedadded
rått kjøtt (f.eks. okse, hest eller kalv). surmelk (til kortere oppbevaring). 1 l eddik (til laken). 8 l pottøl (til laken). 2 stk laurbærblad. 1 stk løk. 2 ss hel pepper. For kortere tid kan kjøttstykket legges rått i surmelk, f.eks. f. eks. surstek av okse, hest okse eller kalv. Det holder hestekjøtt og kalv; det gjelder bare noen dager.. Kok opp eddik, øl, laurbærblad, nogen dager. Ved å brunes og legges koldt i kold lake, kokt av i 1. eddik og 8 1. pottøl, tilsatt 2 laurbærblade, i løk og 2 spiseskjeer hel pepper, og la laken bli kald.. Brun kjøttet og legg det kaldt i den kalde laken. Da holder det seg lenger. Se kjøttet sig lengere; må ofte etter kjøttet.. Utvann kjøttet, spekk det eftersees. Det utvannes, spekkes og brun det før bruk.. Merk: rått kjøtt i surmelk eller lake skal stå kaldt, under 4 °C. Kast kjøtt som lukter eller ser dårlig ut. brunes.

Note on Modernised

«1.» og «8 1.» er lest som 1 l og 8 l, «i løk» som 1 løk. Siste steg gir dagens råd om mattrygghet.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does meat keep in sour milk?
The book says only a few days.
What is pottøl?
A light, old-fashioned beer; the book gives 8 l to 1 l of vinegar.

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