January Cooking Class

Even with a blizzard blowing outside, a handful of brave ladies made it to Zenrinkan to make this month's recipe; Lancashire Hot Pot.

This food is perfect for the winter months as it is hot and full of vegetables. The base is a stew made from lamb, peas, carrots and corn. Today we actually used beef instead as it is a more popular meat. I think this is one of the best things about English cooking, that it is very flexible. This was proved by Mrs A. who as we were eating thought of more and more ingenious ways to develop it; cheese on top, pasta inside, putting the whole thing in a sandwich, and deep frying it in crepe parcels!!