Boiled mutton with caper and onion sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 leg of mutton, (about 2.5kg)
  • 600 ml chicken stock
  • 300 ml white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 sprigs thyme
  • 4 large onions, studded with 4 cloves
  • 3 leeks, cleaned, cut in half and tied together in two bunches with some string
  • 6 carrots, cut in half
  • 3 turnips, cut into quarters
For the caper and onion sauce

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped and fried gently without colour
  • 50 g butter
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 600 ml milk
  • 100 g capers, drained
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • salt and black pepper, to taste
For the mashed potato and parsnip

  • 450 g potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 450 g parsnips, peeled and diced
  • 5 tbsp double cream
  • 25 g butter
  • freshly grated nutmeg

Description

Lotte Duncan Serves A Hearty Old-fashioned British Treat Of Boiled Mutton With A Deliciously Pungent Caper Sauce

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