Westmorland Lamb Hotpot

Be warned this recipe serves 45 so if you aren't making enough to feed the whole village we suggest you used the scaled down version (To serve 4-5 follow the quantities in brackets).

Ingredients

5kg Diced leg of Lamb (500g)

6kg Potatoes (600g)

100g Lamb Boullion (10g)

1kg Sliced, washed leeks (100g)

2kg Sliced carrots (200g)

2kg Diced swede (200g)

500g Cornflour (50g)

Salt and pepper

Method

• Place the lamb in a pan and brown.
• Add the carrots and swede and sweat for five minutes.
• Add the potatoes and lamb boullion, cover with water and bring to the boil.
• Add seasoning to taste and simmer until the meat is tender, stirring occasionally.
• When the meat and veg are tender, add the leeks and cook for ten minutes.
• Thicken with the cornflour and check the seasoning. This part is personal so remember to keep tasting in order to get it just right for you.

Our Butchery Assistant, John Oliphant suggested keeping a couple of potatoes to one side, slicing and layering on top of the hotpot in an oven proof dish. Then bake in a 175 degree preheated oven until the potatoes are crispy and slightly browned.