LANCASHIRE HOTPOT RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3.
• Heat a little of the 100g dripping or butter in a large shallow casserole dish and brown 900g stewing lamb chunks in batches, lift to a plate, then repeat with 3 trimmed and sliced lamb kidneys.
• Fry 2 chopped onions and 4 peeled and sliced carrots in the pan with a little more dripping until golden.
• Sprinkle over 25g plain flour, allow to cook for a couple of mins, shake over 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, pour in 500ml lamb or chicken stock, then bring to the boil.
• Stir in the stewing lamb and kidneys and 2 bay leaves, then turn off the heat.
• Arrange 900g peeled and sliced potatoes on top of the meat, then drizzle with a little more dripping.
• Cover, then place in the oven for about 1½ hrs until the potatoes are cooked.
• Remove the lid, brush the potatoes with a little more dripping, then turn the oven up to brown the potatoes, or finish under the grill for 5-8 mins until brown.

Steps:

• Dice and peel an onion. Load into the slow cooker with your butter and sauté on a medium heat.
• Add in diced lamb and brown the lamb on all sides. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add carrots, seasoning and lamb stock and mix well. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours.
• When the slow cooker has about 30 minutes left, medium slice your potatoes and toss them in extra virgin olive and seasoning. Air fry for 15 minutes on 160c/320f, followed by 5 minutes at 200c/400f.
• When the slow cooker beeps, drain the liquid and put to one side. Load into a blender a can of tinned tomatoes, 5 chunks of lamb, Worcester sauce, a tablespoon of carrots, 5 slices of potatoes and ½ the juices from the lamb. Then blend until you have a creamy lamb gravy.
• Load back into the slow cooker with the lamb and remaining carrots and onions and stir.
• Add slices of potatoes over the lamb and cook for another hour before serving.