RUMP OF LAMB WITH NEW POTATOES AND BROCCOLI
RUMP OF LAMB WITH NEW POTATOES AND BROCCOLI
RUMP OF LAMB WITH NEW POTATOES AND BROCCOLI

Ingredients
  • 100ml/3½fl oz rapeseed oil
  • plus extra for drizzling
  • 100g/3½oz new potatoes
  • 1 x 175g/6oz lamb rump
  • 1 head broccoli
  • florets broken off
  • stalk removed
  • 100g/3½oz purple sprouting broccoli
  • 100g/3½oz white sprouting broccoli
  • 100g/3½oz asparagus
  • woody ends removed
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • peeled
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until cooked through. Drain and leave to cool
  • then slice them thinly.
  • Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and sauté the potatoes for 5–10 minutes
  • or until golden-brown on both sides.
  • Meanwhile
  • heat the remaining oil in a large
  • ovenproof frying pan over a high heat. Sear the lamb for 1 minute on each side
  • until the fat has rendered. Transfer to the oven for 5 minutes
  • then leave to rest for 3 minutes.
  • Meanwhile
  • boil the broccoli florets in salted water for 4 minutes. Drain and blend with a hand-held blender until smooth. Check the seasoning.
  • Boil the asparagus
  • purple and white sprouting broccoli in salted water for 2–3 minutes. Drain.
  • Heat the butter in a large frying pan. When foaming
  • add the garlic and rosemary and cook for 1 minute. Pour this over the lamb and carve into thick slices.
  • To serve
  • place the broccoli purée in the centre of a serving dish. Scatter over the new potatoes and arrange the lamb slices around them. Nestle in the broccoli and asparagus spears and drizzle with rapeseed oil.