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Stuffed Cucumbers

4 servings

Ingredients

• cucumbers (as needed)
• salted water (a little)
• vinegar (a little)
• veal farce (a little)
• beef broth (a little)
• butter (a little)
• flour (a little)

Instructions

1. Choose large cucumbers, peel them, halve them lengthwise, and remove the seeds.
2. Briefly bring to a boil in salted water with vinegar, then place in cold water, pat dry with a cloth, and fill with veal farce.
3. Reassemble 2 cucumber halves, wrap with thread, and cook until soft in beef broth and butter in a ceramic dish for about 1 hour.
4. Before serving, add a splash of vinegar and thicken the sauce with a little flour mixed with water.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.