Curried Mutton

Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book · A. B. Marshall · 1894
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Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book
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Instructions (4)
  1. Peel six good sized onions, cut them up small, and put them into a stewpan with two ounces of fat or butter and two and a half to three pounds of boned scrag of mutton, or other part if preferred; cut up in neat pieces ; season with a little salt, a pinch each of ground ginger, mace, cinnamon, and thyme, and two or three chopped bayleaves; fry all together till a nice brown colour.
  2. add two tablespoonfuls of flour, a tablespoonful of Marshall's curry powder, a tablespoonful of chutney, the strained juice of one lemon, and sufficient water or light stock to cover it.
  3. boil very gently for one and a half to two hours, keeping it skimmed as the fat rises to the surface.
  4. dish the meat up in a pile in the centre of a hot dish, in a border of boiled rice, and serve round the meat the gravy in which it was cooked, which can first be tammied, if preferred.
Original Text
Curried Mutton. (Mouton en Kari.) Peel six good sized onions, cut them up small, and put them into a stewpan with two ounces of fat or butter and two and a half to three pounds of boned scrag of mutton, or other part if preferred; cut up in neat pieces ; season with a little salt, a pinch each of ground ginger, mace, cinnamon, and thyme, and two or three chopped bayleaves; fry all together till a nice brown colour, then add two tablespoonfuls of flour, a tablespoonful of Marshall's curry powder, a tablespoonful of chutney, the strained juice of one lemon, and sufficient water or light stock to cover it, and boil very gently for one and a half to two hours, keeping it skimmed as the fat rises to the surface; dish the meat up in a pile in the centre of a hot dish, in a border of boiled rice, and serve round the meat the gravy in which it was cooked, which can first be tammied, if preferred.
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