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Mutton Tea

A simple mutton soup made by simmering mutton in water and seasoning with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Mutton Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Slice the mutton and remove all the fat.

  2. Add the mutton to a pot with cold water.

Cook

  1. Cover the pot and place it near the fire for 1 hour.

  2. Simmer for 2 hours.

  3. Add salt to taste.

  4. Strain the mixture and serve warm.

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

Mutton
Provides the meat and flavour that give the broth its body and taste.
Cold water
Serves as the liquid base; starting cold draws flavour out of the meat gradually as it heats.

“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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