Recipe - Rules Prawn Cocktail

4 pound Lean lamb breast and flank;
see * Note
4 teaspoon Kosher or pickling salt
(no iodine); heaping
teaspoons
1 One half teaspoon Freshlyground black pepper
One half teaspoon Ground allspice
2 Pinches Saltpeter
1 md Yellow onion; peeled and
chopped
1 pound Boneless veal shoulder; cut
into 1" cubes
=== THE BRINE ===
One half pound Pickling salt ; (no iodine)
One fourth cup Sugar
2 qt Water
=== TO COOK ===
2 Whole Allspice
2 Bay leaves
1 Yellow onion; peeled and
chopped
2 Carrots; chopped

* Note: Have your butcher bone it and cut out the extra fat. Tell him you
need 4 pounds total of meat after boning. Take home the bones for soup
stock. Also tell him you are going to roll and tie the meat. He will
understand.

Lay out the breast of lamb on a counter or tray. Mix the 4 heaping
teaspoons of salt, the pepper, allspice and saltpeter together and spread
over the meat. Top with the chopped onion and veal cubes. Roll the whole
works up like a jelly roll and tie it with a good string so it will not
come undone. Make two rolls from this meat. Mix the brine and soak the
rolls in the brine for three days, refrigerated. Be sure the whole rolls
are submerged in the brine. I use a plate and a weight for this. At the end
of three days rinse the rolls in fresh water quickly. Place then in a
tightfitting pot and add the whole allspice, bay leaves, yellow onion and
carrots. Barely cover with water and simmer, covered, for two hours. Remove
the rolls from the pot and while still hot place the rolls on a plate.
Cover them with another plate. Place a weight on the top plate, then put
the whole works in the refrigerator. Chill for two days. This should be
cut or sliced up very thinly for a classic Norwegian buffet. Makes 2 rolls and serves
16 as a Norwegian sandwich snack.

Comments: Grandma Brun used to make this spiced lamb and veal roll for us
when I was a child. I have tasted many versions since, but my memory was
not satisfactorily fed. I began to fiddle with the recipe that got handed
down and I think I have it here.

Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 12301992 issue
The Springfield UnionNews

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or MADSQUAD@prodigy.net

09011995

Recipe by: Grandma Brun

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