Boiled Neck of Lamb with Parsley Sauce
3 lbs neck of lamb in one piece
1 white onion
1 cup or less of flour
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
1 pinch of Salt, or to taste
Put the whole piece of your lamb into cast iron kettle with boiling water, add the onion, cut very fine and boil gently on a slow fire till the meat gets tender. After three quarters of-an-hour, add salt, and if loved- the black pepper. When the meat is done, remove to the hot platter. and keep the lamb warm until to serve. Thicken the broth with flour mixed smooth with a little water. Let it boil for a few minutes, then add parsley into the broth and pour over lamb.
THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL WAY MY FAMILY PREPARES THE TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DISH - THE BOILED NECK OF A LAMB IN PARSLEY SAUCE. THIS IS AUTHENTIC PURITAN MEAL PREPARED IN THE DEEP CAST IRON SKILLET. A NICE TREAT OF THE SUNDAY BRUNCH OF OUR FAMILY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY AND LITHUANIA, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE TRADITIONAL LAMB IN PARSLEY SAUCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN STAPLE OF THE PURITAN FAMILIES, BUT THIS DISH IS AS WELL LOVED BY OUR LUTHERAN AND PURITAN FAMILIES IN POLAND, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, SWEDEN, LITHUANIA AND WORLDWIDE. BAKED CHICKEN CAN BE PREPARED BY THE FAMILIES ALL THROUGH THE YEAR, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE FESTIVE DISHES OF THE FAMILY GATHERINGS AND REUNIONS. THE SPICES THEY MAY BE SERVED WITH, ARE MOSTLY THE BLACK PEPPER AND SALT. GARNI WITH FINELY CHOPPED FRESH CELERY, FINELY CHOPPED FRESH PARSLEY OR FINELY CHOPPED DILL OR FINELY CHOPPED FRESH CHIVES. THE BAKED CHICKEN IS TRADITIONAL STAPLE OF THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR MORE THAN HUNDRED OF YEARS.
THIS IS TRADITIONAL RECIPE OF THE GRAND AMERICAN CUISINE.-HISTORICAL RECIPE WHICH DATES 1800DS. THE BOILED NECK OF A LAMB IN PARSLEY SAUCE WAS CONSIDERED AS THE SAFE AND SCROMPTUOUS ALL YEAR ROUND DISH, SUITABLE AND ALLOWED FOR THE LITTLE CHILDREN AND TODDLERS, IF THE HEAVY SPICE, LIKE THE BLACK PEPPER, CHIVES WAS AVOIDED.