The last time I'd had Lancashire hotpot was about 1989 when I worked in Warrington in Cheshire. At the time I remember thinking it was all very strange that they served beetroot with it.
I don't know why I thought it strange as it went really well with the dish. Just that at the time, having just moved 'up north' from London, I'd never heard of such a thing before.
I don't know why I thought it strange as it went really well with the dish. Just that at the time, having just moved 'up north' from London, I'd never heard of such a thing before.
I served mine with braised red cabbage which was really lovely. It went very well with the hotpot. The recipe for the cabbage is below.
So on with the recipe; this is my version of James Martin's excellent recipe. If you are planning on serving this with the red cabbage remember that takes 1 and a half hours to cook so don't forget to put it in the oven.
So on with the recipe; this is my version of James Martin's excellent recipe. If you are planning on serving this with the red cabbage remember that takes 1 and a half hours to cook so don't forget to put it in the oven.
Yield: 2 generous servings

Lancashire Hotpot with Braised Red Cabbage
Comfort food at its best - perfect for a cold winter's day. I served mine with braised red cabbage which was really lovely.
prep time: 15 Mcook time: 2 H & 30 Mtotal time: 2 H & 45 M
ingredients:
- 100g butter - divided into three
- 4 lambs kidneys - cored and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 700g lamb - I used boneless lamb steaks - cut into large chunks
- 2 medium onions - chopped
- 4 carrots - peeled and sliced
- 4 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 400ml of chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 900g potatoes - peeled and sliced really thinly (best to use a mandolin)
instructions:
How to cook Lancashire Hotpot with Braised Red Cabbage
- Preheat the oven to 170C/325F or Gas 3
- Heat a third of the butter in a large skillet or frying pan and brown the lamb in batches, once done add them to the casserole dish. Now brown the kidneys and add those to the casserole.
- Fry the onions and carrots in the pan in another third of the butter until nice and golden.
- Sprinkle over the flour and allow to cook for a couple of minutes, shake over the Worcestershire sauce, pour in the stock, then bring to the boil.
- Add all of this to the casserole along with the bay leaves.
- Arrange the sliced potatoes on top of the meat and dot with a little more butter.
- Now cover the casserole with its lid or some foil, and place in the oven (middle shelf) for about 2 hours until the potatoes are cooked through.
- Melt the remaining butter and turn the heat of your oven up, remove the lid from the casserole and brush the potatoes with the melted butter.
- Put the dish back into the oven, uncovered for about 1/2 an hour to brown the potatoes.
Jan, that looks just wonderful. I haven't had hot pot in donkey's years either, even though I live in Lancashire.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe I interesting by boneless lamb steaks and the Braised Red Cabbage with vinegar inside hou...mouth watering...;)
ReplyDeleteLamb in every pot and beets and cabbage on every plate.This sounds like a very comfrting dish Jan!!
ReplyDeleteOye, you can't beat a good Hot pot Jan!! I loves it meself! You also can't beat James Martin . . . how could anyone that good looking possibly cook anything bad!! Yours looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteLancashire Hotpot is a favourite in my house. I have never served it with braised red cabbage before. Looks very comforting to eat in this weather.
ReplyDeleteThe red cabbage is so colorful! Great addition to this meal!
ReplyDeleteThis looks indeedy delish and none to hard either. Pronouncing Lancashire is more of a challenge!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds incredibly tasty and looks great. I've never had a dish like it but I need to try it
ReplyDeleteLancashire hotpot sounds good and it looks great!
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful! Do you know why it's called hotpot?
ReplyDeleteJoie de Vivre: Delia Smith says this
ReplyDeleteQUOTE: 'This has acquired its name from the time when it was baked at home, then wrapped in blankets to keep hot and provide lunch for a day at the races'.
But I also found this on the net:
Lancashire hotpot, originates from the days of heavy industrialisation in Lancashire in the north west of England, it requires a minimum of effort to prepare. If made for a large number of people, it is relatively inexpensive and can be left all day to cook.
mmm. This looks splendid. I love dishes that can be thrown together and left to stew a bit.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan. Interesting! I like the Delia Smith version.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fine looking meal. My husband loves braised red cabbage - can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Jan, your dish looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI may just have to grab this link for World Cabbage Day, February 17th.
Thanks so much for sharing...
How's the TV thing going???
Being a Lancashire lass I was weaned on Lancashire Hotpot. These days I can rarely get lamb so have had to adapt and use beef instead.
ReplyDeleteLancs Hotpot is traditionally served with pickled red cabbage, not beetroot, but your braised cabbage sounds like a nice variation. If you're interested you can find the recipe here:
http://range-warfare.blogspot.com/2008/11/pickled-red-cabbage.html
Jan, that dish looks wonderful!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful. I had this once at the hinds head and have been craving for it ever since!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Jan! I'll try this next week. Btw... Do you use ready Worcestershire sauce, or have a home-made recipe?
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