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     | Traditional Welsh Cawl 
 
Ingredients:Lard or bacon fat - 1 tbsp
 2 Onions  coarsely chopped
 2 Parsnips  roughly chopped
 4 Carrots coarsely sliced
 1 Rutabaga   coarsely chopped
(the Welsh call it Swede)
 1 lb. Brisket of beef or neck of lamb 
 12 Black peppercorns - 12
 1 whole Clove 
1 Bay leaf 
 1 sprig of fresh thyme 
 Water or stock ( to cover)
 1 lb. Small new potatoes 
 4 thin Leeks
 
 Instructions:
 
 
 
 Heat the lard or bacon fat in a large soup pot and brown the onions, carrots, parsnips and rutabaga 
  Remove with a slotted spoon and brown the meat in the fat.
Return the vegetables to the pot with the meat and add the bacon and herbs.  Cover with water.  Bring to the boil, skim and simmer for 2-3 hours.
  Add the potatoes 20 minutes before the end of cooking.
 Chop the slender leeks and reserve.
 To serve, put a piece of meat in each bowl, together with broth and vegetables,  
 Garnish with lots of finely chopped raw leeks.  
 Serve together with a hunk of cheese and bread.  
 
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