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Turnips with Mutton

4 servings

Ingredients

• Mutton (as needed)
• Water (a little)
• Salt (a little)
• Turnips (as needed)
• Roux (a little)
• Potatoes (a little)

Instructions

1. Cut the mutton into square ragout pieces, wash thoroughly, and place in enough boiling water to generously cover it.
2. After skimming, add salt and, after 1 hour of cooking, strain the broth through a sieve.
3. Wash out the pot, bring the meat and broth back to a boil, add the turnips, and cook everything together until tender.
4. Before serving, thicken the broth with a little roux and add boiled potatoes, only tossing them through.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.