LANCASHIRE HOT POT
8 middle neck chops, about 900 g in weight, trimmed
175 g lamb’s kidneys
40 g lard or dripping or 45 ml vegetable oil
450 g leeks, trimmed, cut into 1 cm slices and washed
2 medium carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
900 g potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
5 ml (1 level tsp) dried thyme
salt and pepper
600 ml Beef Stock
- Skin, halve and core the kidneys and divide each half into three or four pieces.
- Heat the lard in a frying pan and brown the lamb, a few chops at a time. Lightly brown the kidneys.
- In a 3.4 litre oven proof casserole, layer the meats, leeks, carrots and three quarters of the potatoes, sprinkling the thyme and seasoning between the layers. Pour in the stock and top with a neat layer of overlapping potato slices. Brush with the lard remaining in the frying pan.
- Cover the casserole and cook in the oven at 170°C mark 3 for 2 hours. Uncover, increase the temperature to 220°C mark 7 and continue cooking for about 30 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown and crisp.
Serves 4
LANCASHIRE HOT POT
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