Hungarian Lamb Recipe

You will need.....       1 oz. lard

                               2 lb. middle neck of lamb cut into joints

                               1 onion, chopped

                               1 clove garlic, crushed

                               2 level tablespoons paprika pepper

 

Preparation Time      15 oz can tomatoes

20 minutes                 bay leaf

                               salt and pepper

Cooking Time            1/2 level teaspoon sugar

2 hours 10 minutes      1 lb. potatoes

                               1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Oven setting             mustard and cress

335ºF;  Gas Mark 3

                            

Melt the lard in a pan and brown pieces of lamb on both sides for about 5 minutes. Remove meat from the pan and put in ovenproof casserole. Fry onion in fat remaining in the pan until soft, add garlic, paprika and continue to cook for a further minute. Add tomatoes and juice, bay leaf, salt, pepper and sugar. Bring the mixture to the boil, and pour over the meat.

 

Cover casserole and cook for 1 hour in a very moderate oven, then remove from the oven. Allow the fat to settle, then skim it off.

 

Peel the potatoes and cut in 3/4-inch cubes; place on top of contents of the casserole, put on the lid and cook for a further hour, removing lid for the last half hour. Scatter chopped parsley over potatoes. Serves 4

 

Quick Tip

 

Adding sugar to tomatoes when cooking takes away that slightly bitter taste. This is also applies when using tomato puree.

 

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