The Cavalier's Broil
Origin: London, England
Source: Eliza Acton, 1845
Ingredients
- 1 shoulder of mutton
- fine salt
- cayenne or pepper
- 1 cupful pickled mushrooms
Instructions
- Half roast, stew, or parboil a small or moderate-sized shoulder of mutton.
- Lift it into a hot dish and score it on both sides down to the bone.
- Season it well with fine salt and cayenne or pepper.
- Finish cooking it upon the gridiron over a brisk fire.
- Skim the fat from any gravy that may have flowed from the meat.
- Keep the dish containing the gravy quite hot to receive the joint again.
- Warm a cupful of pickled mushrooms.
- Mince part of the mushrooms.
- Strew the minced mushrooms over the broil when it is ready to be served.
- Arrange the whole mushrooms round the broil.
- Send it instantly to table.