Tuesday 9 February 2010

Lancashire hotpot

As far as traditional English fare goes Lancashire hotpot never appealed to me. I think for some reason (probably some deep seated childhood trauma involving stringy green beans) I associated it with liver, which I loathe. Even the fondness for 'Betty's 'otpot' at the Rovers Return couldn't tempt me, but the recipe in Just Like Your Mother Made by Tom Norrington-Davies looked tasty and I found out recently the my Dad lived in Alderley Edge when he first came over to England from Ireland as an eight-year-old. Except I then realised that Alderley Edge is, in fact, in Cheshire, but my little sister lives in Manchester, so that will have to do.

Anyhoo, so I thought I'd give it a go and it was, if I say so myself, a triumph. It's the perfect recipe - a doddle to make and tastes a-ma-zing! In fact, my husband has just got back from work and is yum-yuming his way through his dinner as I type. Actually saying it was a doddle would be accurate if I'd been sensible and read the recipe properly. It uses lamb neck or shoulder, so I duly ordered lamb shoulder online with my Tesco order and forgot to make sure it was boned. So there I was early this afternoon trying to winkle off as much meat as I could. I was tempted to go to Tesco and buy some more lamb, I was also tempted to wrap it back up, shove it in the fridge and roast a chicken. But no, I persevered, stripped that shoulder bare and carried on.
Like yesterday's beef with stout it was didn't have many ingredients (lamb, onion, thyme, bay leaf, a dash of worcestershire sauce) but certainly didn't suffer from that. When it was cooked the potatoes were soft and creamy and the lamb was deliciously tender. Even Betty ate it! Definitely one to have again... and again... and again.

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