A Casserole from 1817? |Historical Cooking Techniques| 200 Year Old Lamb Casserole

Lamb casserole? How about a 200 year old lamb casserole. How does it look? I'll tell you that it tasted amazing! Between 2 people we finished it all in an afternoon.

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This one is a keeper and wasn't hard to make! Expand to see the full recipe translated from the original in modern talk so that you may make this at home.
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Casserole of Potatoes, 1817


Ingredients:


Potatoes, raw (quantity will vary depending on how large your pan is but get at least 5 pounds worth)
Your choice of meat: lamb chops, pork chops, rump steaks, or mutton, roughly 3 pounds depending on the size of your pan.
Eggs, 3
Butter, 1/4 pound
Milk, 1/3 cup
Plain bread crumbs
Brown gravy, 4 cups
Fresh parsley, a small handful diced
Mace, 1 teaspoon ground
Coves, 1 teaspoon ground
Salt & pepper to taste



Method: peel raw potatoes then wash in cool water. Boil your potatoes until they are soft enough to mash, or about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain from your water then mash with milk, salt and a tablespoon worth of butter till smooth and well mixed. Using a butter knife line the inside of a large and deep pan with the mashed potatoes until you have formed a ring along the edges. Bake this until golden, or about 10 minutes at the high heat of 450 degrees. Once done remove and set aside. Now taking your cut of meat of choice dredge each piece in egg yolks then your bread crumbs with mace, cloves, salt & pepper added. Once all of your cuts have been covered in bread crumbs fry in hot butter in a skillet according to how you prefer your meat. For lamb I recommend only 2 minutes on each side. Definitely do not overcook the meat. Once the meat is cooked close to how you desire it pour in your seasoned herb gravy (directions for making brown gravy are below). Allow the meat to simmer gently in the gravy for 3-5 minutes before removing from your heat. Using a fork remove your cuts of meat from the gravy and place into the center hole of your mashed potato pan prepared earlier. Once full pour your gravy over it into the hole. Sprinkle the top with parsley, cooked for only 1 minute in a small amount of butter in a skillet. Serve hot.




How to make brown gravy


Ingredients:

Beef broth, 4 cups
Mushroom catsup OR worcestershire sauce, a dash
Butter, rolled into the size of a large egg
Flour, 3 heaping tablespoons
Garlic powder, a pinch
Onion powder, a pinch
Fresh sage, 3 leaves, diced
Fresh rosemary, 1 spring
Fresh parsley, a small handful, diced
Salt & pepper to taste



Method:


Roll your butter ball into flour until it is well covered. Place in a hot stew pot until it has melted. Stir constantly until smooth. Slowly pour in your beef broth, stirring the whole while. Add your garlic and onion powders, salt & pepper, sauce, diced sage, parsley and rosemary once removed from the stem. Cook on medium heat until thickened to your desired consistency, which should take between 5-10 minutes.

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My daughter asked, " Where do you get 200 year old lamb?" ... Without missing a beat, my son said " in the freezer in the garage next to the "Free Turkey" from 2017

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I love the new oven!! Great idea!! Super cute too. I love seeing you cook inside and outside now.. it's a change of scenery and it's interesting to see you use both the fire and oven with those old recipes . Dinner looked delicious!! Well done.

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That would be wonderful on a cold winter day.It looks beautiful.And when you poured the gravy over, I almost couldn’t stand it.🤤

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I wish I could seen you guys build the oven the wooden trencher is my favourite!

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it looks wonderful. Justine is so efficient and knows just what to do. Like I've said - it's not as easy as it looks cooking over fire, hot embers, and earthen ovens. No temperature controls, and food can stick, burn, and overcook in a hurry. She makes it look easy.

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Am very curious about this "gravy" that is put into a lot of your foods. How do you make it? Everything always looks heavenly. Need that gravy receipt

[debrapate]

Ron was a happy camper when you put the dish on the table! He was waiting for you to get out of sight so he could sneak a taste! It looked mouth watering, so 😋 delicious! I think this receipt is definitely a keeper!

[louiseclark]

The outdoor kitchen- great idea for summer! Looks delicious as usual, Justine! More like a lamb pot pie...