Lamb Cobbler Recipe

You will need.....       2 lb. middle neck of lamb, trimmed

                               2 medium onions, peeled and chopped

                               3 tomatoes, skinned and sliced

                               1 carrot, peeled and sliced

                               1 parsnip, peeled and diced

Preparation Time      1 oz. fat

10 minutes                 1 oz. flour

                               1 beef stock cube                              

Cooking Time            salt and pepper to taste

1 hour 50 minutes       Scone Topping:

                               1/2 lb. self-raising flour

Oven setting             1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs

350ºF;  Gas Mark 4     2 oz. margarine

400ºF;  Gas Mark 6     1/4 pint milk

                            

Melt the fat and fry the onions, carrot, parsnip and meat until lightly browned. Put with the tomatoes in layers in a casserole. Make up the stock cube with 3/4 pint boiling water. Add the flour to the melted fat and cook for a few minutes; add the stock and seasonings, bring to the boil and put over the meat. Cover.

 

Cook in a moderate oven for 1.5 hours. Meanwhile make the scone topping.

 

Mix all the dry ingredients together and rub in the fat. Just before the meat is cooked add the milk to the dry ingredients and mix to a soft dough. Roll out and cut into scones. Place on top of the meat and cook in a hot oven for a further 20 minutes, uncovered. Serves 4.

 

Quick Tip

 

The flavor of a cobbler topping can be varied by seasoning with celery or garlic salt, or by adding 2 tablespoons grated cheese and a good pinch cayenne pepper to the flour. Cobblers can be glazed with beaten egg yolk or milk and sprinkle with grated cheese.

 

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