Mutton stew with semolina

Mutton stew with semolina
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Ingredients

For the stew

  • 1 kg mutton
  • 1 litre Cesanese di Olevano
  • Romano DOC wine
  • 2 cloves
  • celery to taste
  • carrot to taste
  • onion to taste
  • bay leaves to taste
  • rosemary to taste
  • fresh sage to taste
  • black pepper grains to taste

For the semolina

  • 250 ml milk
  • 125 g semolina
  • 50 g freshly grated
  • Parmigiano Reggiano PDO
  • 20 g butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • salt to taste

Directions

For the mutton stew

  1. Marinade the mutton for 24 hours in the Cesanese wine with celery, carrots, onion, bay leaves, cloves, black pepper, rosemary and sage.
  2. Remove the wine (keep it for later).
  3. Fry the mutton for 30 minutes, then add the wine marinade and cook for 2 hours on a low heat or until the meat becomes tender.

For the semolina

  1. Heat the milk; when it boils, pour in the semolina and stir with a wooden spoon for 15 minutes.
  2. Add the butter, egg yolk and Parmigiano Reggiano, mix carefully and then pour the mixture onto a greased marble top, cover with a wet dish towel and with a rolling pin, roll out until the layer is 1 cm thick.
  3. When cold, cut into round discs using a glass.
  4. Quickly scorch the semolina discs on the hob.
  5. Serve the mutton stew together with the semolina discs.

Wine pairing suggestion

Cesanese di Olevano Romano DOC|

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