Fårikål (Lamb or mutton stew with cabbage)

Name: Fårikål (Lamb or mutton stew with cabbage)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 1.8 kg breast of lamb or mutton, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 5cm pieces; Oil; 40g plain flour; 900g firm white cabbage (Dutch or Sweetheart), chopped in 2.5cm wedges; 3 stalks of celery, chopped; Salt; 570ml lamb stock; 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns, lightly bruised with a rolling pin and tied in muslin

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Norwegian lamb is excellent and popular. This recipe can also be made with mutton and can be cooked on the hob or in the oven

Fårikål (Lamb or mutton stew with cabbage)

Servings:	Serves 6
Calories per serving:	1254
Ready in:	1 hour, 55 minutes
Prep. time:	15 minutes
Cook time:	1 hour, 40 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	4th January 2017

Best recipe review Hmm - fairly bland 3.4/5 Maybe that's what life's like in Norway 🙄 Susie

Ingredients

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1.8 kg breast of lamb or mutton, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 5cm pieces
Oil
40g plain flour
900g firm white cabbage (Dutch or Sweetheart), chopped in 2.5cm wedges
3 stalks of celery, chopped
Salt
570ml lamb stock
2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns, lightly bruised with a rolling pin and tied in muslin

Mise en place

Pre-heat the oven to 180° C (350° F - gas 4), [fan oven 160° C] if using

Method

Heat some oil in a flameproof casserole and cook the meat in stages until evenly browned
Toss the meat in the flour
Arrange a layer of meat in the bottom of the casserole
Top with a layer of cabbage and then with chopped celery.
Season with the salt
Continue in layers twice more, finishing with a layer of cabbage
Pour in the stock
Add the peppercorns to the casserole and cover tightly
Either cook on a gentle heat for 1½ hours, or bake in the oven for the same length of time

Serving suggestions

Serve with boiled potatoes

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