Boiled mutton

Name: Boiled mutton
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Cuisine: Mongolian
Ingredients: 2000 g bone-in mutton or lamb (shoulder, ribs and neck); 3000 ml water; 2.5 tsp salt; 1 onion; 600 g potatoes; 3 carrots; 1 turnip

Chanasan makh: bone-in mutton boiled with salt and eaten by hand

Features:

One pot High protein Dairy free

Cuisine:

Mongolian

Chanasan makh is the simplest and most loved meal of the Mongolian countryside, boiled in a big pot on the ger stove in Övörkhangai or Khentii whenever guests arrive or a holiday comes round. Large bone-in pieces of mutton are simmered with nothing but salt and a little onion, then served steaming on a platter to be cut with a knife and eaten by hand, with the rich broth drunk from bowls alongside. Potato, carrot and turnip are often cooked in the same pot. A common mistake is boiling hard, which makes the meat tough and the broth cloudy; keep it at a lazy simmer and skim. Chef's tip: mutton or older lamb with some fat on it gives the deepest flavour.

Total time: 135 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 6

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Ingredients

Serves6

4 ⅜ lb bone-in mutton or lamb (shoulder, ribs and neck)cut into large pieces
12 ½ cups water
2 ½ tsp salt
1 onionhalved
1 ⅓ lb potatoespeeled and halved
3 carrotshalved
1 turnipcut into wedges

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Method

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Step 1: Put 4 ⅜ lb bone-in mutton or lamb (shoulder, ribs and neck) in a large pot with 12 ½ cups water and bring slowly to the boil. Skim off the grey foam carefully as it rises.
15 min
Step 2: Add 2 ½ tsp salt and 1 onion, lower the heat and simmer very gently, partly covered, for 1½ hours, skimming now and then.
90 min
Step 3: Add 1 ⅓ lb potatoes, 3 carrots and 1 turnip and simmer for 25–30 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the meat is soft and pulls easily from the bone.
30 min
Step 4: Lift the meat and vegetables onto a large platter. Serve the hot broth in bowls on the side and eat the meat by hand, cutting it from the bone with a knife.
2 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 520 kcal
Protein: 42 g
Carbs: 18 g
Fat: 30 g
Fibre: 3 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does boiled mutton take?: About 135 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 120 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
What can I use instead of onion?: 2 shallots per onion.
What can I use instead of potatoes?: Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).

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