Meaning of Scotch collops | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Thin slices of meat pounded flat, often fried.
   historical, plural, plural-only
2. Pieces of beef or veal cut thin or minced, beaten flat, and stewed.
   US, plural, plural-only

Examples

“To make⟳ Scotch Collops, either of Beef, Veal, or Mutton. CUt⟳^([sic]) your meat very thin, hen beat⟳ it with a Rowling pin till it be very tender; then salt it a little, and fry it in a pan without any liquor”

“My Lady Diana Porte’s Scotch Collops. Cut⟳ a leg or two of Mutton into thin slices, which beat⟳ very well. Put⟳ them to fry over a very quick fire in a pan first glased over, with no more Butter melted in it, then just to besmear a little all the bottom of the Pan.”

“Scotch-Collops with Mutton TAke⟳ a leg of Mutton, take⟳ out of it the Pope's Eye, take⟳ off all the Skin; then cut⟳ your Pope’s Eye, with all the tender part, into small bits the bigness of the end⟳ of your Thumb and flatten them as much as possible”

“To dress Scotch Collops. Take⟳ veal, cut⟳ it thin, beat⟳ it well with the Back of a Knife or Rolling-pin, and grate some Nutmeg over them”

“The learned in cookery dissent from the Baron of Bradwardine, and hold⟳ the roe venison dry and indifferent food, unless when dressed in soup and Scotch collops.”

“Some like⟳ the Scotch collops made thus: put⟳ the collops into the ragoo, and stew them for five minutes.”

“SCOTCH COLLOPS OF VEAL. They may be made of the nice parts of the rack, or cut⟳ from the fillet, rub a little salt and pepper on them, and fry them a light⟳ brown; have⟳ a rich gravy seasoned with wine, and any kind of catsup you choose⟳, with a few cloves of garlic, and some pounded mace, thicken it.”

“scotch-collops, scotched-collops, scotcht-scollops, s. pl. A dish consisting of beef cut⟳ up into small pieces, beaten and done in a stew-pan with butter and some salt, pepper, and a finely-sliced onion.”

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