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Minted Roast Lamb Breasts

Minted Roast Lamb Breasts recipe, eat well on universal credit

Like everybody else we’re having to accept that food prices are increasing dramatically. But the increases don’t seem to be consistent. A Medium Chicken which was £2.29 less than a year ago is now £3.99. However Lamb which has always been a Budget Breaker doesn’t seem to have increased in price to the same extent. When I have time I generally buy the ‘Protein’ component first and we then build a recipe around it. So I’m now looking at the meats / cuts which used to be unaffordable, as we’re actually getting better flavours and better cuts than if we stick to what were to ‘In Budget’ offerings. If we’ve got to accept that staying within our £4 for 2 people daily budget is now almost impossible, we might just as well eat better slightly over budget.

These Lamb Breast cuts were £2.50 each and there was probably enough meat on one to share comfortably.

Ingredients:-

2 Lamb Rib / Breast cuts
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
Juice of ½ a Lemon
1 Tsp of Dried Mint
Salt & Pepper to season

Roast Vegetable Ingredients:-

10 Baby Potatoes, halved
1 Leek, sliced thickly
1 Red Onion, chopped
6 Shallots, peeled
1 Large Carrot, peeled and batoned
200ml of White Wine
A drizzle of Olive Oil
A Pinch of Sumac
A handful of fresh Mint (grown on our balcony)
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Combine the Oil, Lemon Juice, Mint and Garlic.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Rub over the Lamb and allow to marinade in the fridge for an hour or so.
(4) Place the Ribs on a baking tray, covering tightly with foil.
(5) Cook at 160c in a pre-heated oven for 2 hours.
(6) Remove the foil, turn up the oven to 200c and cook for a further 20 minutes.
(7) Place all the Vegetables in a baking tray and pour over the Wine.
(8) Season with Salt & Pepper and drizzle with the Oil.
(9) Sprinkle with Sumac and cover with foil.
(10) Place in the oven with the Lamb after an hour on the bottom shelf.
(11) Remove the Lamb and allow to rest.
(12) Remove the foil from the Vegetables and move to the top shelf for 10 minutes.

Arrange the Vegetables on your plates, serve the Lamb over the top, garnished with chopped Mint.

 

 

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As we are reaching the end of our Vegetarian Alphabet, we decided we’d have a go at 100 Asain recipes for a bit of fun. Having rummaged through over 500 recipes we found we were on to a good start with 47! - http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/component/tags/tag/asian-recipes We’re also fortunate to have quite a few Asian and Continental shops within easy reach. So the slightly odd and interesting ingredients allow us a much wider scope….

Stir Fry Ingredients:-

1 Carrot, finely sliced
¼ Cucumber, finely sliced
50g Mange Tout, sliced lengthways
100g Tender-stem Broccoli, halves lengthways
1 Lime
1 Tbsp of Sesame Seeds
200g of King Prawns
Chorizo, chopped
1 Spring Onion, sliced
1 Red Chilli, sliced and de-seeded
A handful of Coriander, chopped
Oil

Sauce Ingredients:-

A Thumb of Ginger, minced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Spring Onion, finely sliced
1 Tbsp of Hot Chilli Sauce (Recipe Here)
100Ml of Apple Juice
1 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp of Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp of Fish Sauce
1 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce

Sauce Method:-     

(1) In a pan add the Garlic, Ginger and Spring Onions, with a little Oil and fry over a low heat.
(2) Next add the Chilli Sauce, Apple Juice, Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce, Fish Sauce and Oyster Sauce.
(3) Bring to the boil and them simmer for 5 minutes or until syrupy enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Stir Fry Method:-

(1) Add the Noodles to boiling water and cook until just softened.
(2) With tongs plunge into cold water and set aside.
(3) In a Wok or large frying pan heat Oil.
(4) Add the Prawns, Chorizo, Carrot and Mange Tot.
(5) Stir over a high heat until the Prawns are pink all over.
(6) Add the Broccoli and lower the heat to soften while stirring.
(7) Reheat the noodles and add to bowls.
(8) Stir the sauce into the stir-fry.
(9) Toast the Sesame Seeds in a little Oil.
(9) Add to the bowls and dress with Coriander, cucumber, Spring Onion, Chilli and Toasted Sesame Seeds.

We deep fried a few extra Rice Noodles to add as an additional garnish.


 

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