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Mutton Chops (a la Soyer)

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 1

Serve with plain or maitre d'hotel butter.

Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 959. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mutton Chops (a la Soyer). — First select weU-fed mutton, but not too fat, and get the chops evenly cut ; if not, beat them into shape with the chopper. Not more than one-third of the chop should be fat. Put an ounce of butter or lard into the frjong-pan ; when it is hot and smoky, seize the chop at the bone end with a fork, and dip it for haK a minute into the fat, then turn on one side, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and, if liked, finely-chopped shallot or onion, and savoury herbs

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