Monday, 30 March 2009

Lamb Chops with Fresh Mint and Roasted Jersey Royals


Ingredients

20g pack fresh mint, leaves only
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
4 Lamb Chops, from the butchers of your choice
200g Jersey Royal new potatoes, scrubbed
200g small fresh beetroot, trimmed and scrubbed
200g baby carrots, trimmed and washed


Method
1.Preheat the oven to 190°C, gas mark 5. Chop half the mint and keep the remaining leaves whole. In a shallow dish, mix the chopped mint with the vinegar, half the garlic, and 2 tbsp of the olive oil, and season. Add the lamb chops, turning them to coat in the mixture. Cover and place in the fridge until you are ready to cook


2.Halve any larger potatoes and cut the beetroot into quarters. Put the potatoes, beetroot and carrots in a roasting tin and scatter over the rest of the garlic. Drizzle with the remaining oil and season. Roast for 38 minutes until tender.

3.Meanwhile, heat a large, non-stick frying pan until very hot. Remove the lamb chops from the marinade, brushing off any excess, and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side. Reserve the marinade.
4.

Serve the chops on top of the vegetables. Pour the reserved marinade into the frying pan and simmer briefly. Drizzle over the lamb and top with the remaining mint.


my tip


the lamb will benefit from being marinated for several hours in the fridge if time allows.



Preparation time :15 minutes


Cooking time :45 minutes

Total time :1hour

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