Meatball & Potato Pie

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I have to say that the vast majority of food programmes of late seem to do little else but rehash the same recipes over and over again with very few changes. Whilst there is a lot of be said for keeping some of our traditional recipes "as is", there is also a need to create new and inspiring versions of the old classics too. One of my favourite comfort foods as a child was Yorkshire Meat and Potato pie as cooked by my dear old Grandmother - and always served with copious amounts of cabbage and … [Read more...]

Organic Lamb, Barley, Wilted Greens and Roast Roots

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  Ingredients: Leg of organic lamb (seamed, boned - get your butcher to do this) 250g barley 4 handfuls of a mixture of greens (e.g. spinach, wild leeks, cabbage) Approximately 400g of local, organic, roots (e.g. parsnips, carrots, turnips) Glug of rapeseed oil Maldon sea salt and pepper Good Scottish butter Sprig of rosemary 1/2 litre of lamb or beef stock Method: *Pre- heat oven to 200c *Rinse the barley under a cold tap and then bring to the boil in a pan of water and … [Read more...]

Aaron Craze Cooks Up Delicious Lamb Recipes

As we approach this Christmas without gifts or food we have finally surrendered to the idea there is little point in planning our Christmas day menu. Our gifts are stuck in the UK with a post-christmas expected delivery. We have no idea when or if our meat hamper will be delivered, we just know we have been charged for it! Serves us right for pre-planning and relying on the internet and international delivery far too much. We live and learn. But, onwards and upwards, I would like to share … [Read more...]

Cook British This Fortnight

Oxtail Stew

Loyd Grossman celebrates British Food Fortnight with three new recipes Autumn is not just the season of golden brown leaves and a change in weather - it also brings with it great tasting British seasonal ingredients which are full of flavour; so what better time to celebrate absolute British food. For two weeks in September, food and drink festivals will be set up and restaurants will put together special tasting menus in a bid to support Britain’s national cuisine - celebrating … [Read more...]

Gut Week : Moroccan Lamb Stew

MORROCCAN LAMB STEW - credit Steve Lee

Following on from my earliest post on Gut Week, which contained a delicious recipe for Oriental Tofu Kebabs, here is the second recipe suggestion - courtesy of Love your Gut This is one of my favourite recipes, full of colour and flavour. Harissa and pickled lemons are an integral part of North African cooking and are a perfect foil for lamb in this satisfying dish. Serve with bulgur wheat or warmed flatbread. I madfe this dish over the weekend and served it with warmed flatbread - a … [Read more...]

Winter warming lamb stew

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Feeling the cold this winter? Are you like thousands of Brits and completely snowed in? If so, then this is most certainly a recipe for you! I love a lamb hotpot when the winters start to really set in. Of course my family have always traditionally served this with Yorkshire Pudding, but these days I find it far too heavy and tend not to combine the two. It is lovely with a great chunk of homemade bread. Incidentally this is also my first entry written with Windows Live Writer. I will let you … [Read more...]

Cordero Verde (Spicy Lamb Stew)

Ingredients:: 1 lb lean mutton, cut into 1” cubes and tossed in seasoned flour 6 oz red onion - chopped 2 large cloves garlic – finely chopped 5 oz bacon lardons ¼ bottle full bodied red wine ¾ pint chicken stock 4 oz chorizo – diced or sliced (to taste) ¼ tsp each – allspice, cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of cloves 1 preserved lemon – finely sliced, pips removed with a little of the preserving juice Finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges Handful of finely … [Read more...]

Slow-roast lamb

Ingredients: 1 leg lamb, about 5 lbs Marinade: 2 garlic cloves – peel and crush with salt 1 tbsp sea salt flakes 1 tbsp cumin seed 1 pinch sweet paprika 1 tbsp thyme leaves 2 tbsp olive oil ¼ lb melted unsalted butter 2½ fl oz each of red wine and light vegetable stock 1 pint of lamb stock Method: Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius Add the garlic cloves to a mortar, crush with a little sea salt and then the spices and thyme, gradually whisk in the olive oil to form a … [Read more...]

Mutton Meatballs

Meatballs: 8 oz minced mutton 1 onion – finely chopped 1 egg yolk 1 tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley leaves 1 tbsp plain flour seasoned with salt and pepper Sauce: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves of garlic – blanched, skinned then finely chopped 1 lb plum tomatoes – skinned and chopped ¼ pint chicken stock ¼ pint red wine 2 basil leaves, washed, patted dry and chopped ½ tsp of oregano Salt and black pepper - to taste Put the mutton, minced … [Read more...]