Lamb Cobbler

Red wine, white wine, stock, and beer all work with lamb. It is a sweet meat, and parsnips, also called for in this recipe, are sweet too, so I like to balance them with the bitterness of beer. Although I am Australian, I’d much rather cook with beer than drink it, and my compatriots seem to be following suit: a recent survey revealed that wine is now Australians’ favorite beverage.

The cooked lamb is turned into a simple pie by adding a cobbler or tea biscuit topping or, as my