Braised Leg of Mutton

Name: Braised Leg of Mutton
Cuisine: null
Ingredients: 5 pound leg of mutton; 1/4 pound smoked beef; 1 1/2 pint stock, or water; 1 pound Brussels sprouts; 3 carrots; 1 turnip; 1 onion; 3 sticks celery; a little thyme; a little parsley; pepper, to taste; salt, to taste

Ingredients

5 pound leg of mutton
1/4 pound smoked beef
1 1/2 pint stock, or water
1 pound Brussels sprouts
3 carrots
1 turnip
1 onion
3 sticks celery
a little thyme
a little parsley
pepper, to taste
salt, to taste

Directions

Place the mutton in a stew-pan on a layer of slices of smoked beef, add some pepper and salt, the stock or water, and simmer gently 3 1/2 hours (in the oven, if possible).
Prepare and cut up the vegetables, and add all the ingredients, except the sprouts, to the meat 1 hour before serving.
Boil the sprouts separately and add them when serving.
Thicken and brown the gravy if liked.