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Scottish recipe

Shetland Reestit Mutton Soup Recipe

Traditional Shetland Reestit Mutton Soup Recipe

August 25, 2018 by Elizabeth

Hearty and filling, this traditional soup from the wild and remote Shetland Islands is made from reestit mutton, a salted and brined preserved mutton unique to the islands.  Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy Calling Shetland home Come this Spring I’ll have called Shetland home for twenty years. Seven of those …

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