BRAISED LAMB WITH SALT BAKED POTATOES AND COTTAGE CHEESE DRESSING
Ingredients
- 2 x rolled breast of lamb (500g/1lb 2oz–750g/1lb 10oz each)
- 750ml/1â…“ pints chicken stock
- 2 medium baking potatoes
- 200g/7oz pork fat
- 100g/3½oz coarse sea salt
- 1 green chilli
- roughly chopped
- to serve
- 1 bunch of spring onions
- finely chopped
- to serve
- 2 tbsp cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt
- 1 garlic clove
- crushed
- 1 tbsp of dark French mustard
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
Directions
- Pour the stock into a large saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the lamb breasts and braise for 1–2 hours or until tender. Spoon off the rendered fat
- place in a bowl and refrigerate. Remove the meat and allow to cool. Unroll and lay flat on a baking tray. Place another baking tray on top of the lamb and put in the fridge overnight until set.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
- Roll the potatoes in the pork fat. Roll generously in the coarse sea salt until covered. Wrap in kitchen foil and bake for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile
- mix together all the dressing ingredients and set aside.
- Shred the lamb with two forks.
- Place a frying pan over a high heat and add some of the rendered lamb fat. Add the lamb to the pan and fry until really crispy.
- To serve
- cut the potatoes in half and divide between four plates. Top each potato with 3 tablespoons of dressing and a quarter of the shredded lamb. Garnish with the chilli and spring onions
- serve immediately.

