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Recipe: Garlic & lemon cannon of lamb with winter slaw - street food style
Inspired by modern British street food this garlic and lemon lamb dish is easy to prepare ahead of time and will quickly feed a crowd. Served with puffed tortilla wrap and a British winter slaw
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the Lamb:
- 2 small lean cannons of lamb
- 2 cloves garlic - finely grated
- zest 1 lemon - finely grated
- pepper and salt
For the 'Slaw
- Handful Cavolo Nero - stalk removed and finely shredded
- 1/2 head Hipsi or other pale green cabbage - stalk removed and finely shredded
- 1 large carrot - peeled and grated
- 1 tbs olive oil
- Juice 1/2 lemon
- 25 g coriander - roughly chopped
- 1 red chilli - seeds removed and chopped
- Pepper and salt
For the Puffed Tortilla Chips
- 1 tbs butter
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tortilla wraps - each cut into 6 wedges
- Pepper and salt
Instructions
For the Lamb
- Pat the cannons of lamb dry with a paper towel and rub the garlic and lemon zest into them well. Season. Wrap in cling film and pop into the fridge overnight to marinade.
- When ready to cook allow the lamb to come to room temperature and fry over a high heat in a drizzle of olive oil for bout 10 minutes turning from time to time, until the outside is browned, but the middle still pink.
- Allow to rest for a few minutes and then slice on a bed of the 'slaw with a few tortilla wrap puffs.
- Garnish with coriander, red chilli slices and chilli sauce.
For the Slaw
- Place all the ingredients into a bowl, and then mix with your hands, really squeezing the dressing into the cabbage. Season to taste.
For the Puffed Tortilla Chips
- Melt the butter and olive oil and fry the wedges of wrap until puffed and golden. Season with sea salt and serve immediately.
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