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Plain Boiled Neck of Mutton

A simple boiled neck of mutton seasoned with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Plain Boiled Neck of Mutton

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place the neck of mutton in a pot.

  2. Cover with water and add coarse sea salt to taste.

  3. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until tender.

  4. Serve hot.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Neck of mutton
Provides the meat that becomes tender and flavourful as it simmers slowly.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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