
Lamb Lovers Feast
15 March 2017
Category
Main
Serves
2
Ingredients
For the Lamb:
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp ras el hanout
1 x box trimmed lamb rumps
Light olive oil to fry
For the Smoked Aubergine:
1 Aubergine
50ml olive oil
1 tbsp Tahini
2 cloves garlic
peeled and finely minced
1/4 - 1/2 lemon
juice only
2 tbsp greek yoghurt
For the Sweet Potatoes:
2 sweet potatoes
peeled and cut in to perfect cylinders
Olive oil to fry
For the Mini Lamb Koftas:
150g lamb mince
1/2 clove garlic
peeled and finely chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3 tbsp crushed pistachios
2 tbsp fresh mint
finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh corian der
finely chopped
Oil to fry
For the Samosas:
A little oil
1 large lamb shank
1/2 onion
peeled and roughly chopped
1 large garlic clove
peeled and chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
Pinch of saffron
1 whole star anise
About 750ml of good quality lamb or veal stock
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp coriander
chopped
2-3 sheets of pate de brick pastry
For the coriander yoghurt:
200ml greek yoghurt
6 tbsp coriander
very finely chopped
Instructions
1For the Lamb:,Toast the seeds together in a dry pan over a medium to high heat until lightly browned and aromatic
2Grind the seeds in a pestle and mortar until they become a fine pow der. Add the ras el hanout along with a little oil and rub the rumps with the mix
3Leave the rumps to marinade for about 3 hours,The lamb will be cooked and finished closer to serving
4For the Smoked Aubergine:,Prick the aubergines all over with a fo rk . Heat a griddle pan over a high heat and lay the aubergine in. Griddle the aubergine until blackened and smoky. The aubergines may take up to 40 minutes to cook. Leave the cooked aubergines in a bowl to cool
5When cool cut the aubergines open and scrape out the flesh from the aubergine in to a food processor and blitz
6Mix in all of the remaining ingredients and season to taste
7For the Sweet Potatoes:,Cook the sweet potatoes in boiling water until just tender and then drain
8Spread the cooked and strained cylinders on to a tray and leave in the' fridge to air dry
9Cut the dried sweet potatoes in to cylinders
10Fry the sweet potato chips in a little hot oil turning regularly until browned all over
11For the Mini Lamb Koftas:,Place all of the ingredients apart from the oil in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and mix well. Roll the mix in to 4 sausage shapes and thread on to the cocktail sticks
12At the last minute, heat up a little oil in a pan over a medium to high heat. Fry the koftas until browned all over and cooked through. Leave in a warm place to rest
13For the Samosas:,Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium to high heat . When hot brown the shank all over
14In a separate pan heat up a little more oil and brown the onions and garlic . Add them to the pan with the shank and then add the spices
15Pour in enough stock to cover the shank a third of the way up
16Roast in your oven turning the shank every 20 minutes until it is falling off the bone (about 2 hours)
17Carefully take out the shank and flake the meat from the bone. Put the gravy back on to the heat and reduce until it becomes a thick jus. Mix some of the jus through the flaked meat and add the tomato puree and some chopped coriander. Leave to cool completely
18Lay a piece of pastry on to your surface and cut in to long, thin strips about 6cm wide. Place a little of the cooled mix on to one end of the pastry and then fold a triangle shape over the mix. Keep folding the pastry over itself until you have made a samosa sealing with a little water
19Deep fry the samosas for about 2 minutes or until the pastry is browned and crisp. Remove the samosas to a clean piece of kitchen roll to drain excess oil
20Add some toasted pine nuts and chopped basil to the remaining jus and use as a sauce
21For the Coriander Yoghurt:,Mix together and season,Final cooking: Turn the oven on to 180°(,Heat the oil in a decent frying pan over a medium heat. Brown the rump all over and then slide in to the oven. Roast until medium rare. Remove from the oven and rest in a warm place . The lamb needs about 16 minutes in the oven or until the internal temperature reaches 58°c (this can be checked with a probe)