Three Cuts of Wicklow Lamb
Three great cuts of lamb.
Ingredients
- lamb, chump, striplion and fillet - from local farm.
- two courgettes
- can of cannellini beans
- 1 l chicken stock (pre-prepped at home)
- 1 l lamb demi glace (pre-prepped at home)
- 12 stalks new season asparagus from my garden.
- one lemon
- one lime
- one chillie
- bunch spring onions.
- herbs – mint, thyme, rosemary, oregano ( gold and green ) , chives - from my own garden
- garlic and parsley
- dijon mustard
- smoked salt
- 1 jar of passata (commercially produced)
- butter
Method
- If the butcher has not broken down the saddle begin by doing that into chump, striplion and fillet. Hold back cut offs and bone for making stock at a later time. Let rest to room temp.
- Prepare herbs by chopping and mincing as follows - Thyme, oregano, rosemary and garlic. Chop finely and put aside. Mint, oregano, parsley and garlic , chop finely and put aside.
- Take chump, lightly season, paint on Dijon mustard and coat in rosemary based herb mix, set aside on a plate . Take striplion lightly season and coat in mint herb mix , set aside on the meat plate. Lightly season fillet with smoked salt and pepper, set aside on meat plate cover all 3 with cling wrap.
- 40 minutes to go.
- Chop and quickly soften some spring onion , throw in can of cannellini beans, add chicken stock, hint of garlic and chillie. Simmer adjust seasoning to taste.
- Heat frying pan with little dash olive oil , Dice courgette, then fry off until soft, add passata and seasoning. Squeeze of lime juice. Adjust seasoning to taste add hint of mint and oregano just before serving.
- 25 minutes to go.
- Put chump on roasting tray and pop in oven for 20 mins.
- Put griddle pan on high heat.
- Prepare demi glace adjust seasoning to taste add dash of water if to thick. Keep warm.
- 15 minutes to go.
- Cook off striplion just to mark on griddle pan, add to chump in oven. Boil water, add salt and cook asparagus until tender – 3 to 4 minutes. Drain add knob of butter and squeeze of lemon.
- 5 minutes to go.
- Pull chump and striplion from oven allow to rest. Cook off fillet - 1 min each side.
- Plate up: Form up courgette, and bean in rings with cookie cutter. Form up asparagus.
- Cut chump into thin slices lay on courgette, cut striplion slightly thicker and lay on beans, pay fillet on asparagus. Dress plate with demi glace and serve.
Notes:
By Joe O'Flynn for MasterChef Ireland
