American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Fried Mutton Chops. No. 1

Original Recipe

Put in a frying-pan a tablespoonful of cold lard and butter mixed; have some fine mutton chops without much fat; trim off the skin. Dip into wheat flour, or rolled cracker, and beaten egg, then lay them into the hot grease, sprinkle with salt and pepper, fry on both sides a fine brown. When dine, take them up and place on a hot dish. If you wish a made gravy, turn off the superfluous grease, if any, stir into the hot gravy remaining a heaping spoonful of cold water or milk; season with pepper and salt, let it boil up thick. You can serve it in a separate dish or pour it over the chops. Tomato sauce is considered fine, turned over a dish of hot fried or broiled chops.

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoonful of cold lard and butter mixed
  • 10 egg
  • 1 fine brown
  • 1 hot dish
  • 1 made gravy
  • 1 heaping spoonful of cold water or milk
  • 1 separate dish or pour it over the chops
  • 1 dish of hot fried or broiled chops

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Put in a frying-pan a tablespoonful of cold lard and butter mixed; have some fine mutton chops without much fat; trim off the skin.

  2. 2

    Dip into wheat flour, or rolled cracker, and beaten egg, then lay them into the hot grease, sprinkle with salt and pepper, fry on both sides a fine brown.

  3. 3

    When dine, take them up and place on a hot dish.

  4. 4

    If you wish a made gravy, turn off the superfluous grease, if any, stir into the hot gravy remaining a heaping spoonful of cold water or milk; season with pepper and salt, let it boil up thick.

  5. 5

    You can serve it in a separate dish or pour it over the chops.

  6. 6

    Tomato sauce is considered fine, turned over a dish of hot fried or broiled chops.

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