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Lamb and mutton

36 recipes · Meat

36 lamb and mutton recipes from the “Big Cookbook,” in the meat category. From Henriette Schønberg Erken's original text to a modernized version for today's kitchen.

  • Chaud-froid of Lamb Chops

    Chaud-froid of lamb chops from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): boned chops coated with white and tomato-red sauce, glazed with aspic and served with salad.

  • Mutton Chops (Natural)

    Plain mutton chops from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): chops pounded flat, dipped in melted butter and fried quickly, with browned butter.

  • Mutton Chops (Cutting)

    Mutton chops (cutting) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): how to cut chops from the mutton rack, scrape the bones clean and pound lightly.

  • Mutton Chops à l'italienne (Lamb Chops Italian Style)

    Mutton chops à l'italienne from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): chops topped with onion purée and cheese, gratinéed, around tomato macaroni.

  • Mutton Chops à la Rose Marie

    Mutton chops à la Rose Marie from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): chops topped with spinach purée, baked briefly, with mushrooms and anchovy olives.

  • Mutton Chops à la Saint Cloud (Lamb Chops à la Saint Cloud)

    Mutton chops à la Saint Cloud from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): chops fried in browned butter, with pan juices and a light onion sauce.

  • Leg of Mutton à l'anglaise (gigot de mouton à l'anglaise)

    Leg of mutton à l'anglaise from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): boiled leg with tomato sauce from the stock and cauliflower, optionally bean purée.

  • Leg of Mutton à la bourgeoise (gigot à la bourgeoise)

    Leg of mutton à la bourgeoise from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): leg marinated in wine and vinegar, larded, roasted 2 hours, with vegetable sauce.

  • Leg of Mutton à la Provençale (gigot de mouton à la provençale)

    Leg of mutton à la provençale from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): leg marinated in red wine, roasted with root vegetables, with cranberry jelly.

  • Saddle of Mutton à la Victoria

    Saddle of mutton à la Victoria from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): saddle braised tender, covered with cheese sauce and gratinéed, with mushrooms.

  • Roast Mutton (rôti d'agneau)

    Roast mutton (rôti d'agneau) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): leg of mutton or lamb larded with parsley, roasted hot, with brown sauce.

  • Fårikål I (Mutton and Cabbage I)

    Fårikål I, Norway's national dish, from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): mutton layered with blanched cabbage and whole pepper, cooked tender 3 hours.

  • Fårikål II (Norwegian Lamb and Cabbage Stew)

    Fårikål II, lamb and cabbage stew, from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): floured mutton layered with cabbage and pepper, cooked covered 3 hours.

  • Fårikål Ragout (Mutton Ragout)

    Mutton ragout from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): shoulder or breast browned, cooked about 2 hours with roots and potatoes, stock thickened.

  • Breaded lamb heads

    Breaded lamb heads from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): lamb heads boiled 2–3 hours, breaded, fried in browned butter, with creamed vegetables.

  • Irish Stew

    Irish stew from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): mutton layered with pointed cabbage, onion, potatoes and roots, steamed and simmered.

  • Lamb Breast with Dill

    Lamb breast with dill from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): breast boiled tender with dill, served with an egg-thickened lemony dill sauce.

  • Lamb Breast with Peas

    Lamb breast with peas from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): breast boiled with green split peas, served with small carrots and parsley.

  • Lamb Breast with Crayfish

    Lamb breast with crayfish from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): boiled tender and served in a lemony crayfish-butter sauce with crayfish.

  • Lamb Fricassee

    Lamb fricassee from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): breast and shoulder boiled tender, warmed in a butter-flour sauce with roots and peas.

  • Lamb à la Murillo (agneau à la Murillo)

    Lamb à la Murillo from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): pieces of lamb breast or shoulder browned in olive oil and finished in gravy, Madeira and tomato purée.

  • Lamb Chops à la diable

    Lamb chops à la diable from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): chops steamed in butter and finished in a sauce of truffle, mushrooms, sherry and tomato purée.

  • Lamb Chops à la parisienne

    Lamb chops à la parisienne from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): chops with mashed potato, fried tomatoes and artichoke bottoms filled with asparagus.

  • Lamb Chops in Aspic

    Lamb chops in aspic from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): cold party dish of fried chops with vegetables set in aspic, with vegetable salad.

  • Lamb Chops with Spinach

    Lamb chops with spinach from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): breaded chops fried in butter, arranged around spinach purée with tomato sauce.

  • Boiled Leg of Lamb (agneau bouilli)

    Boiled leg of lamb (agneau bouilli) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): leg poached in salted water, served with boiled roots and peas or a thickened sauce.

  • Lamb Medallions

    Lamb medallions from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): medallions of boneless chop meat, pan-fried and spread with cress butter, with potato balls.

  • Lamb Kidneys (rognons d'agneau)

    Lamb kidneys from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): sliced kidneys fried quickly and warmed in a wine, cognac and tomato sauce, with parsley.

  • Lamb Kidney Toast (rognons d'agneau sur croûtes)

    Lamb kidney toast from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): grilled kidneys on toasted bread with tomato and maître d'hôtel butter.

  • Saddle of Lamb à la Duchesse

    Saddle of lamb à la duchesse from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): saddle roasted 2 hours under buttered paper with stock and wine, with brown sauce.

  • Lightly Cured Breast of Lamb

    Lightly cured breast of lamb from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): rubbed with salt, saltpeter and sugar for 4–5 days, boiled, with creamed vegetables.

  • Mignon Fillet of Lamb (filets mignons d'agneau à la Rachel)

    Mignon fillet of lamb à la Rachel from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): fried lamb slices topped with a mushroom mixture and Parmesan, gratinéed.

  • Mutton Noisettes

    Mutton noisettes from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): mutton fillet slices seared quickly, on a crouton with tomatoes and maître d'hôtel butter.

  • Lamb Noisettes (noisettes d'agneau à la française)

    Lamb noisettes from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): lamb saddle slices seared in butter, with artichoke bottoms filled with mushroom, and jus.

  • Mutton with beans (haricot de mouton)

    Mutton with beans (haricot de mouton) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): mutton, pork and onion browned, cooked with green beans.

  • Lamb heart (coeur de mouton)

    Lamb heart from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): heart stuffed with forcemeat, browned and roasted 1½ hours, pan juices reduced into a sauce.