Delicious Seasonal Recipes Lancashire Hot Pot for Two

The secret to a Lancashire Hot Pot is don’t rush it. A long, slow cook in the oven creates a tender tasty dish.

1/2 Tbs olive oil

350g diced lamb (3/4 pound)

1 onion, peeled and sliced

1 carrots, peeled and grated

1/4 medium swede peeled and grated

300ml lamb stock (can use chicken stock)

1/2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce

1 sprigs of fresh thyme

350g of potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices softened butter sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 165*C/325*F/ gas mark 3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the meat in batches and fry it until browned on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon to a large casserole dish (one with a lid) as it browns. Set aside.

Once all the meat it browned and removed from the skillet add the vegetables to the pan. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring them occasionally. Return the lamb to the skillet and pour over the stock. Add the Worcestershire sauce and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix it all in well and then carefully pour the mixture back into the casserole dish. Tuck the thyme into the mixture, burying it.

Cover the top of the mixture with a layer of half of the sliced potatoes. Season with salt and pepper and then dot with butter. Finish layering with the remaining potatoes and adding a final dusting of salt and pepper and dot once again with some butter. Put the lid on.

Bake in the heated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove the lid and bake for a further hour until the meat is very tender and the “thatch” is nicely browned in places and tender as well. Serve hot spooned out onto hot plates along with seasonal green vegetables on the side and plenty of crusty bread and butter to mop up the delicious juices.

Enjoy!

For the best quality food eat the food in season:

February: brussel sprouts, cauliflower, beetroot, celeriac, chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, parsnips, potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, rhubarb, shallots, swede, turnips

Recipe by The English Kitchen

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