Mutton Cutlets

Ingredients

• 1 pound chestnuts
• 2 slices ham
• 2 tablespoons Crisco
• 0.25 pound chestnut puree
• salt, pepper and red pepper
• 1 egg yolk

Method

1. 1

   Slit chestnuts, place in hot oven to loosen skins, shell and take off inner skin.

2. 2

   Place in saucepan with gravy to cover and 0.5 teaspoon salt.

3. 3

   Boil until tender, then drain and rub through sieve.

4. 4

   Chop fine ham, add Crisco with chestnut puree, season with salt, pepper and red pepper.

5. 5

   Trim cutlets, make Crisco hot in frying pan, cook cutlets 1 minute on right side only, then arrange them flat on dish, cover with another with weight on top, leave until cold.

6. 6

   Spread puree over cooked side of cutlets, brush with beaten egg and cover with breadcrumbs.

7. 7

   Fry on both sides, and place in oven 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Dish in circle on mashed potatoes; fill center with fried potato balls and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

9. 9

   Serve with gravy.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes (1913) by Marion Harris Neil, page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste. Mash potatoes by rubbing them through wire sieve with back of wood- en spoon; dissolve Crisco, add it to potatoes with 1 of eggs well beaten and seasonings. Mix and divide into 10 or 12 pieces, form them into neat croquettes, brush over with remain- ing beaten egg, toss in breadcrumbs, and fry in hot Crisco. January 13 Oysters on Half Shell Radtshes Pickled Pears *Mution Cutlets Potato Balls Chestnut Puree Lettuce, French Dressing Pineapple Bavarian Cream Cakes Coffee *Mutton Cutlets—Slit 1 pound chest- nuts, place in hot oven to loosen skins, shell and take off inner skin. Place in saucepan with gravy to cover and % teaspoon salt. Boil until tender, then drain and rub through sieve. Chop fine 2 slices ham, add 2 tablespoons Crisco with 14 pound chestnut puree, season with salt, pepper and red pep- per. Add 1 egg yolk

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