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Boiled Leg Of Mutton
/ Cuisine: Scotland

Ingredients

Qty unit Ingredient
1 whole
Mutton Leg 4 - 5 pounds
1 part
Milk to cover
2 large
Onions
2 large
Carrots
2 sprigs
Rosemary
2 tablespoons
Dried Parsley
2 sprigs
Thyme
Ingredient Info
Thyme
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1 whole
Bay Leaf
6 whole
Black Peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon
Salt
Ingredient Info
Salt
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2 tablespoons
Butter
2 tablespoons
All-purpose Flour
3 tablespoons
Capers
Ingredient Info
Capers
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Directions:

- Trim the fat from the mutton leg.
- Peel and slice the onions and carrots.

Place the mutton leg in a deep saucepan. Fill the pan, completely covering the leg, to 3/4 full with milk.

Add sliced onions, carrots, rosemary, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns and salt.

Cover and on medium-high heat, bring gently to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer, very gently, for 2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender.

Take the meat out of the pot, place on a tray and cover with a towel to keep hot.

Skim fat from the mutton milk; strain off 3 cups for the sauce.

Melt butter in a pan. Stir in flour to make a 'roux', cook for 1 minute.

Blend in 3 cups of the warm milk stock. Whisk constantly to prevent lumps. The milk will thicken.

Add capers, stir again until well-mixed and creamy.

Serve over the hot leg of mutton.

Deb D. | January 18th, 2022

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