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Recipe: Mutton hotpot




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Hungarian mutton hotpot

(for 8, in the pot)

 Go through the steps and have a delicious Sunday lunch with your friends!

Step 1.     Some ingredients

 Match the words to the pictures:

 
 a.) potatoes                     d.) water                          g.) onion             j.) seeds        
 b.) bread                         e.) parsley                       h.) wine                k.) pepper    
 c.) garlic                          f.) fire                               i.) salt                 l.) tomato      
 
 
  1.    2.    3.    4.   5.   6.
 
   7.   8.   9.   10.   11.   12.
 
 

Step 2.     Quatities   

 Let's go shopping! We have to buy... 

 1. 200 grammes of                       
 2. 100 grammes of                            
 3.  1,5 kg of                                
 4.  1 dl of                                        
 5.  2 teaspoons of            
 6.  1 teaspoon of                     
 7.   slices of                            
 8.  4 cloves of                            
 9.  sprigs of                              
 10. strips of                                
 
 

  Step 3.     Things to do in the kitchen

What do you have to do if you want to prepare this meal? To answer the question, find 14 verbs in the wordsearch! 

    

  1. to cut into cubic pieces:                   
 2. to put some more in:                          
 3. to put in hot fat or oil until it is brown:
 4. to mix :                                             
 5. to compress, squeeze:                       
 6. to put a lid on:                                   
 7. to add spices:                                    
 8. to try a little amount of food:              
 9. to heat sg. in liquid (eg. water); a job:  
10. to give out meals to customers:          
11. to decorate food:                              
12. to cut pieces of bread:                       
13. to freeze is the opposite:                    
14. to use a knife and make pieces:          
 

  Step 4.     Can we make it? 

- based on HORIZON, a magazine published by Malév Hungarian Airlines in Budapest (1998 July-August)  

  Give the correct order of sentences from 1 to 10 so as to get the recipe!

  a. Stir in 1 dl water, 2 teaspoons sllightly hot paprika (red pepper), 4 cloves crushed garlic and 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, 
  b. Cook until the potatoes are gender, gently stirring from time to time.
  c. add 1,5 kg of well-trimmed leg of mutton
  d. strips of green pepper and sprigs of parsley.
  e. Then add 1 kg potatoes cut into strips, 2dl full-bodied wine and enough water to cover;
  f. Serve garnished with slices of raw tomatoes
  g. Melt 200g of diced onion on 100g fat,
  h. and fry until brown on all sides.
  i. cover and cook until tender.
  j. season with salt to taste.
 

Have a nice time together outdoors!