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  • Baked Lamb With Kiwi Pernod And Mint

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    Ingredients

    • 2 x neck of lamb fillets divided in half (ie 4 pleces)
    • 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
    • 25 gm butter
    • 350 gm flour
    • 175 gm salt
    • 8 Tbsp. water
    • 2 x egg whites
    • 3 x kiwi fruit (peeled and tough core removed)
    • 1 x level Tbsp. minced fresh mint
    • 1 x dessert spoon Pernod (or possibly other aniseed flavoured aperitif)
    • 1 tsp lemon juice
    • 1 x salt and freshly milled black pepper Watercress

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to gas mark 8 4500F (230 degrees C).
    2. The meat is cooked in an inedible salt crust pastry that produces well flavoured and beautifully juicy lamb.
    3. To prepare the salt crust pastry combine the flour and salt and gradually add in the 8 Tbsp. of water then the egg whites.
    4. This can be done in a food processor or possibly with an electric whisk.
    5. The resulting dough should be quite hard; if it is too wet then add in a little more flour.
    6. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and refrigeratefor an hour.
    7. Then divide the chilled dough into 4 pcs and roll each one out to about 20cm square and 5mm in thickness.
    8. Now heat the oil and butter in a fryingpan and when it is really warm brown the lamb pcs on all sides.
    9. Then drain each piece well and wrap it in a pastry square sealing the edges with water and ensuring which there are no gaps in the pastry.
    10. Place the pastry parcels on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
    11. Now bake the lamb parcels in the pre heated oven for 10 l 5 min depending on how well cooked you like your lamb to be.
    12. Next whilst the lamb is cooking prepare the sauce.
    13. In a blender or possibly food processor combine the kiwi fruit mint pernod and lemon juice.
    14. Taste season and pour the mix into a small saucepan.
    15. Then remove the lamb from the oven leave it for 5 min and then break open the parcels aver the saucepan to catch all the juices.
    16. Heat the sauce gently while you slice the meat thinly.
    17. Then arrange the meat on a warmed plate garnish with watercress spoon the sauce around the lamb and serve
    18. Serves 4 people

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