Name: Chine, or Saddle of Mutton Roasted, with Pickles
Ingredients: saddle of mutton; pickles

Chine, or Saddle of Mutton Roasted, with Pickles

Ingredients

saddle of mutton
pickles

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.

Prepare

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Season the saddle of mutton with salt and pepper.

Roast and serve

Roast the mutton in the oven until cooked to your desired doneness.
Serve with pickles on the side.

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

Saddle of mutton: Is the main cut of meat, providing the dish's rich flavour and substantial texture once roasted.
Pickles: Add a sharp, acidic contrast that cuts through the richness of the roasted meat.

“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.