TRADITIONAL SPICED MUTTON-A Welsh Recipe

TRADITIONAL SPICED MUTTON ( A Welsh Recipe )

INGREDIENTS :

Mutton joint (leg or shoulder)
ground black pepper
powdered thyme
ground mace
fine oatmeal
mutton dripping (or other fat)
cabbage
cider

METHOD :

Bone the joint, rub it well with black pepper, a little powdered thyme, a pinch of mace and fine oatmeal - do not use salt. Wrap the whole in cabbage leaves, and cover in foil (traditionally the meat would have been thickly covered in mutton fat). Roast very slowly, allowing 20 minutes/lb of meat. Baste well at least twice during cooking and when basted add a cupful of cider to the fat in the pan. It can be eaten either hot or cold.