Recipe - Beef Pie Wbiscuit Toppin

2 ga WATER
2 One half ga STOCK
29 pound
5 pound CARROTS FRESH
6 9/16 pound PEAS #10
5 pound POTATOES FRENCH FZ
5 pound ONIONS DRY
8 pound BISCUIT MIX #10
1 One half pound FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
1 pound SHORTENING; 3LB
1 teaspoon PEPPER BLACK 1 LB CN
2 One fourth teaspoon SALT TABLE 5LB

PAN: 12 BY 20 BY 4INCH STEAM TABLE PAN TEMPERRATURE: 450 F. OVEN
:

1. SIMMER CARROTS 10 TO 15 MINUTES. ADD ONIONS AND POTATOES. COOK 20
MINUTES OR UNTIL JUST TENDER.

2. DRAIN VEGETABLES. RESERVE LIQUID FOR USE IN STEP 5; VEGETABLES FOR USE
IN STEP 6.

3. DRAIN BEEF CHUNKS; RESERVE JUICES FOR USE IN STEP 5.

4. COMBINE MELTED SHORTENING OR SALAD OIL AND FLOUR; BROWN LIGHTLY AT LOW
HEAT.

5. ADD BEEF JUICES, VEGETABLE LIQUID OR WATER GRADUALLY. COOK 15 MINUTES
OR UNTIL THICKENED. STIR CONSTANTLY. ADD SALT AND PEPPER.

6. ADD BEEF; CONTINUE COOKING UNTIL SIMMERING. ADD VEGETABLES; SIMMERING.
ADD VEGETABLES; SIMMER UNTIL TEMPERATURE REACHES 180 F.

7. POUR EQUAL AMOUNT MEAT MIXTURE INTO EACH PAN.

8. ADD EQUAL AMOUNT PEAS TO EACH PAN. STIR LIGHTLY.

9. PREPARE BISCUIT MIX ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTION ON CONTAINER. PLACE
EQUAL AMOUNT BISCUITS ON TOP OF MIXTURE IN EACH PAN.

10. BAKE 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL BISCUITS ARE BROWNED.
**ALL NOTES ARE PER 100 PORTIONS.

NOTE: 1. IN STEP 1: 6 LB 2 OZ FRESH CARROTS A.P. WILL YIELD 5 LB SLICED
5 LB 9 OZ DRY ONIONS A.P. WILL YIELD 5 LB QUARTERED
ONIONS.
6 LB 2 OZ FRESH WIHITE POTATOES A.P. WILL YIELD 5 LB
POTATO PIECES.

NOTE: 2. IN STEP 1, 10 OZ (3 1/3 CUPS) DEHYDRATED ONIONS MAY BE USED.
SEE RECIPE NO. A01100.

NOTE: 3. IN STEP 6, STEW MUST REACH 180 F. OR RAW DOUGH ON BOTTOM OF
BISCUITS WILL RESULT.

NOTE: 4. OTHER SIZES AND TYPES OF PANS MAY BE USED. SEE RECIPE NO.
A02500.

NOTE: 5. IN STEP 10, IF CONVECTION OVEN IS USED, BAKE AT 400 F. 10 T0 15
MINUTES OR UNTIL BISCUITS ARE BROWNED ON LOW FAN, OPEN VENT.
Recipe Number: L04700

SERVING SIZE: 1 CUP STEW

From the Army Master Recipe Index File (actually used today!).
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