What is mutton? Mutton is older sheep, while, lamb is young sheep. Mutton needs to be cooked right or it can be tough. Mutton is popular in UK and the Middle East, although there are Russian mutton recipes.
Take a shoulder of mutton–must be young and tender–wash the meat well
and dry with a clean towel. rub well with salt, ginger and a speck of
pepper, and dredge well with flour. lay it in a covered roasting-pan.
put a few pieces of whole mace and a few slices of onion on top; pour a
cup of water into the pan. cover it up tight and set in a hot oven to
roast, basting frequently. allow twenty minutes to the pound for
roasting mutton; it should be well done. add more water if necessary
(always add hot water so as not to stop the process of boiling), skim
the gravy well and serve with currant or cranberry jelly. pare potatoes
of uniform size and wash and salt them about three-quarters of an hour
before dinner. lay the potatoes in pan around the roast and sprinkle
them with salt and return to the oven to roast. let them brown nicely.


2 responses to Russian roast mutton with potatoes recipe
No words to say…just mouth watering recepe.
Thank you so much. Its too delicious.
Ileen! Thanks for the comment. I am trying to build a site of great Eastern Europe recipes, I am American who is Polish and Ukrainian via my grandparents and actually moved to Poland and go to Russia whenever I can.
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