Lancashire Hotpot
Cuisine: BritishDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
1
hour30
minutesCalories
698
kcalTotal time
2
hoursA diced Lamb and lamb kidney dish with carrots and onions topped with sliced potatoes that are soft on the underside but crisp and golden brown on the top
Ingredients
100 g Butter
900 g Stewing lamb cut into large chunks
3 Lamb’s kidneys sliced, fat removed
**(See video for preparing Kidneys)**2 White onions chopped
4 Carrots peeled and sliced
25 g Plain flour
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
500 ml Lamb Stock
2 bay leaves
900 g Maris Piper potatoes peeled and sliced
1 sprig Thyme remove the leaves from the stalks
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas Mark 3
- Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan and sear the lamb and the Lamb Kidneys until lightly browned all over (about 3-4 minutes). Do this in batches rather than having too much meat in the pan.
- Set the meat aside on a plate, then add the onions to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring regularly, until soft and translucent.
- Place the meat back in the pan with the onions and add the flour, combine the flour well with the meat and onions letting them cookout for about a minute, keep it agitated to stop it catching on the bottom of the pan.
- Gradually add in the stock, stirring constantly, and add the bay leaves, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
- When everything is combined, bring to a gentle simmer for 4/5 minutes.
- Then carefully ladle the contents into a casserole dish with a lid and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, mix in the carrots and arrange the sliced potatoes overlapping starting from the outside and working towards the centre.
- Brush the top of the potatoes with melted butter and sprinkle on the thyme leaves.
- Cover with the lid and place back in the oven for 1 hour.
- After an hour, remove the lid from the casserole and turn the oven up to 200c/400f.
- Let the hotpot cook out for another 30 minutes until the potatoes are golden brown and crisp on top.
- Remove the oven, and serve.