Traditional Lancashire Hot Pot
"Straight from the UK! A lovely stew for the fall or winter."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 lbs best end and middle lamb necks, sliced into chops
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- butter
- 4 lambs kidneys, skinned, cored and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 onions, sliced into 1/2in wedges
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 2 1⁄2 cups water, boiled
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 fresh bay leaf
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 lbs potatoes, cut into slices
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 325°F.
- Trim the lamb of any excess fat and pat dry with paper towel.
- Heat the oil and a small knob of butter in a large heavy-based frying pan until very hot.
- Add the lamb, two or three pieces at a time, and fry until brown, turning once.
- Once browned, put them in a wide 3.5-litre casserole. Brown the pieces of kidney.
- Once the meat and kidney are in the casserole, add the onions to the pan.
- Fry over medium heat, adding a little more butter to the pan if necessary, for about ten minutes until browned at the edges.
- Stir in the flour then gradually add the hot water and Worcestershire sauce, stirring until the flour and liquid are smoothly blended. Season with salt and pepper and bring to simmering point. Pour over the meat in the casserole.
- Add the bay leaf and thyme, then arrange the potato slices on top in an overlapping pattern. Season the potatoes and dot the surface with a few dabs of butter.
- Cover with a tight-fitting lid and put in the oven. Cook for 1 hour 30 minutes. Towards the end of cooking time, remove the lid and brush the potatoes with a little more butter.
- Then place under the grill to crisp up. Alternatively, remove the lid and increase the heat to 400F for the last 15 minutes of cooking.
- Remove the bay leaf and thyme before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)