Mutton Stew

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 150 min Total: 150 min
Yield
5.0 – 6.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (5)
Instructions (5)
  1. Trim off some of the fat of the mutton, and cut it into chops of a moderate thickness.
  2. Pare and halve the potatoes, and cut the onions into thick slices.
  3. Put a layer of potatoes at the bottom of a stewpan, then a layer of mutton and onions, and season with pepper and salt.
  4. Proceed in this manner until the stewpan is full, taking care to have plenty of vegetables at the top.
  5. Pour in the water, and let it stew very gently for 2-1/2 hours, keeping the lid of the stewpan closely shut the whole time, and occasionally shaking it to prevent its burning.
Original Text
I. 721. INGREDIENTS.—3 lbs. of the loin or neck of mutton, 5 lbs. of potatoes, 5 large onions, pepper and salt to taste, rather more than 1 pint of water. Mode.—Trim off some of the fat of the above quantity of loin or neck of mutton, and cut it into chops of a moderate thickness. Pare and halve the potatoes, and cut the onions into thick slices. Put a layer of potatoes at the bottom of a stewpan, then a layer of mutton and onions, and season with pepper and salt; proceed in this manner until the stewpan is full, taking care to have plenty of vegetables at the top. Pour in the water, and let it stew very gently for 2-1/2 hours, keeping the lid of the stewpan closely shut the whole time, and occasionally shaking it to prevent its burning. Time.—2-1/2 hours. Average cost, for this quantity, 2s. 8d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons. Seasonable.—More suitable for a winter dish.
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