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Another Way to Boil a Leg of Mutton

A method for boiling a leg of mutton wrapped in linen, cooked at a constant boil for 15 minutes per pound.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Another Way to Boil a Leg of Mutton

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wrap the leg of mutton tightly in a clean linen cloth.

  2. Place it in a large saucepan of boiling water.

  3. Maintain a constant boil.

  4. Cook for 15 minutes per pound of mutton.

  5. Serve without any additional seasoning.

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

Leg of mutton
The main cut; long, moist cooking breaks down connective tissue, leaving the meat tender.

The step that matters

Maintain a constant boil. If the water drops below a steady boil, heat transfer slows and the meat cooks unevenly, so the timing of 15 minutes per pound becomes unreliable.

“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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