Boiled Leg of Mutton
Ingredients
Directions
Place the leg of mutton in boiling water.
Once the water returns to a boil, remove the saucepan from the heat.
Let it simmer gently until the mutton is cooked, about 2.5 hours.
Check for doneness based on the size of the leg.
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
- Leg of mutton
- Is the main protein, becoming tender as its connective tissue slowly breaks down during gentle simmering.
The step that matters
Keep the water at a gentle simmer. Boiling vigorously toughens meat fibres and can make the outside stringy while the centre is still cooking. A gentle simmer lets collagen break down slowly, leaving the meat tender and moist.
“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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