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Lamb is a great favourite in the Spring, and is possibly the most flavoursome meat you can get!
Roast Leg of lamb
1 leg of lamb about 1.5 Kg- 2 Kg
1 garlic clove cut in half
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp sunflower oil
300 ml warm water
300 ml red wine
1 Tbsp redcurrant jelly
2 teaspoons cornflour made to a paste with a little water
Heat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas 6
Place lamb in the roasting tin and rub all over with the garlic clove
Drizzle oil over the meat
Cook for 30 mins and then remove the meat from the oven, cover with foil and then cook for 1 1/4 hours at 180C, 350F, Gas 4
Remove the lamb and allow it to rest before carving
Pour the cooking juices into a saucepan
Deglaze the cooking pan with the red wine and add to the saucepan too
season to taste
Add the jelly and bring to the boil, stirring in the cornflour paste to thicken
Braised shoulder of lamb
1.5 kg shoulder, bone in
4 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, sliced
100 g diced swede
2 diced celery sticks
1/2 tsp each of:
thyme
rosemary
280 ml stock
salt and pepper to taste
Trim the fat from the lamb and put into a frying pan with the chopped bacon
Add the onion and cook for 2 minutes
Add the rest of the vegetables and cook for 3 - 4 minutes
Transfer to the dish you will finish the cooking - often oven dish and add the herbs and seasoning
Pour the stock over and cover, cook for 60 minutes an a simmer
Remove the lid and place in the oven at 200C, 400F, Gas 6 for 45 minutes
Remove the meat and vegetables, keeping warm while you reduce the liquid as a sauce
Lamb tagine
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne and cinnamon
1 tsp each of:
turmeric
ground cumin
coriander
1 tsp dried mint
500 g lamb neck meat cut into small cubes
1 large onion, sliced finely
2 chopped garlic cloves
2 Tbsp honey
350 ml lamb or vegetable stock
400 g tin tomatoes
8 dried apricots, halved
50 g flaked almonds
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
Heat oven to 150C, 300F, Gas 2
Combine the herbs, spices and oil in a large bowl
Add the meat and mix well, leave overnight to marinade
Fry onion until soft, transfer to tagging or casserole dish
Fry the meat lightly to brown, add the garlic and honey
Transfer the meat and onions to the casserole or tagging - get all the scrapings in so you don’t lose any flavours
Add the rest of the ingredients except the parsley and stir in
Cook for 2 - 21/2 hours
Sprinkle the parsley before serving
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