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Mutton Breast Boulangere

This takes a while to cook but is so worth it!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Brown the mutton all over
  2. Cook very slowly with a lid on in a low oven. Approx 5 hours
  3. Slide the bones away from the meat and discard
  4. Reserving the juices, lift the meat out and and chop into bite sized pieces
  5. With some of the fat that has come out of the meat, fry the onion until soft adding the herbs at the end to release their aroma
  6. Slice the potatoes, skin on, and arrange a layer over the base of an oven proof dish
  7. Add a layer of onion and herbs, followed by a layer of meat. Season as you go.
  8. Layer again, finishing with a layer of potatoes
  9. Pour over the cooking juices, cover with a lid or foil and bake in a hot oven for 40 minutes uncovering after 20 to let the top brown

Recipe by Hebridean Mutton at https://hebrideanmutton.co.uk/mutton-breast-boulangere/