Last night on the F Word, Gordon cooked up an amazing looking Mutton Stew - did anyone happen to catch the recipe? I have looked at a few alternatives on line but none look as good! He cooked his for 2 hours 30 mins on the hob - all other reciped range from 20 - 60 minutes........

I too thought that recipe was fantastic. I had expected it to be on the website but it isn't. All the other dishes from last night were. Wonder why this wasn't. If I remember rightly, there were carrots, onions, celery, leeks, tomato puree, red wine, and thyme in there. Can anyone remember if anything else went in....(apart from the mutton of course)

You can watch a re-run of Thursdays programme on channel 4 at 5pm tomorrow evening 10/12/2005 or on M4 at 5:55pm on Sunday 11/123/2005.

1 1/2 lbs of mutton chunks
2 roughly chopped onions
2 chunky-diced carrots
2 tender young leeks, chunked
2 - 3 sticks celery, chunked
sprigs of:
Rosemary & Thyme
tsp peppercorns, crushed
1 heaped tbsps tom. purée
1/2 bottle of good red wine
water to just cover
salt.

Toss meat cubes in seasoned flour. brown off in a good heavy casserole and some oil....
Once golden-browned, pour into a colander. allow to drain.
In same pan, add bit more oil.... fry onions, until translucent.... add: carrots, leeks, celery, cook for 10 minutes. Add meat, wine, herbs, tomato purée and just cover with water. Simmer on top of stove for 2 1/2 hours.
Season during cooking, and again at end if needs be.

On a personal note, I find placing the pan on a diffuser helps to avoid the food sticking, and distributes the heat nicely.

Bon appetit!

Can I ask.... Has anyone eaten Mutton?

I'm *coughs* Mid 30's and I've never tried it.

Gonna look out for it now though.

Crikey, yes, loads of times....
I live in France where it's as much a part of the meat cabinet as chicken and pork.
Always used to eat it as a youngster too.... and it is by far the best meat to use for good solid warming curries....It's a lovely meat.
If a campaign is needed, it's to revive good old British Cooking, and make steak and kidney pie the national dish, instead of Chicken Tikka Masala. And please don't anyone accuse me of prejudice - before anyone dares, this is nothing to do with race, creed or anything else. Just food....

Thank you.

Mutton is a fine meat,pity we dont see more around our butchers, best cooked long and slow with fat removed, makes super flavoursome casseroles.Alexandras mutton recipe looks great.
Alexandras comment regarding a revival of traditional British cooking is great.
Steak and kidney pudding made with venison and lambs kidney is..... fab

OK....all we need to know now is "where can it be bought from?"
Ideas please.

http://www.aran-lamb.co.uk/

There is this site.... and another which i'll post separately, because if I leave this page, the post disappears....! Grrrr!!

http://www.blackface.co.uk/index.asp

They seem a bit remote but for now, they're better than nothing.... find a really good butcher - the kind who has turkeys and geese, still with feathers on, hanging in his window (!!) and ask around.... some Asian communities have good butchers. Even if the meat is halal, it's really good stuff!

The 'edit' facility on this forum is apalling!

Just to add;
the mutton recipe is Gordon Ramsay's; I re-watched the programme, wrote it down, and posted it... some folks missed it, and the recipe wasn't written on the 'f word' recipe page....

Alexandra 1
I seem to remember Gordon adding garlic to the mutton stew, he used a full globe and cut it in half horizontal.

PuRp3ll....If you are a regular at Indian/Asian resturant's then you have eaten mutton.

to obtain good quality mutton locally please try the following website

http://www.guildofqbutchers.com

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Originally posted by Kota Tinggi:
Alexandra 1
I seem to remember Gordon adding garlic to the mutton stew, he used a full globe and cut it in half horizontal.

KT, you may well be right, but I honestly don't recall... it was going so fast....! However, I would therefore urge folks to try it either way.... Recipes only get better when we improvise!