A recipe for lamb with a green sauce from Rachel Roddy. It will make a jar of green sauce which will keep in the fridge for a few days. If you don’t eat meat, you could use grilled fish or cheese for this recipe- halloumi would be good.
Ingredients
- 800 g greens such as chicory, leafy spinach or cabbage, washed
- 1 garlic clove peeled, lightly pressed
- 1 small chilli chopped , or a small pinchof red chilli flakes
- olive or vegetable oil for frying
- 8 small lamb cutlets/chops 1 rib thick
- 1 large egg beaten (optional)
- dry breadcrumbs optional
- For the green sauce
- 30 g each of mint/parsley and basil
- 8 anchovy fillets drained and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
- 1 tbsp capers rinsed and chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice/red wine vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil
Servings:
Instructions
- Make the green sauce by picking the herbs from their stems, then chopping the leaves finely. Mix everything in a bowl or food processor with the lemon juice or vinegar and enough olive oil to make a spoonable sauce.
- Add the greens to boiling salted water for 3 minutes, then drain thoroughly.In a large frying or saute pan, warm the peeled clove of garlic (pressed so split but still intact) and the chilli in 5 tbsp olive oil until fragrant.
- Add the greens and stir until glistening with oil and flavour.
- You can simply grill/griddle the lambs as is, in which case rub them with oil. Alternatively, dip each chop first in beaten egg then in dry breadcrumbs, shaking excess crumbs back into the dish.
- Pour enough oil into a frying pan to reach a depth of 6mm. Put on the heat. Once hot, add as many chops as will fit without overcrowding. As soon as a golden crust has formed on one side, turn and cook the other side.
- Lift the chops from pan, sprinkle with salt and serve with the green sauce and greens.
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