Welsh Lamb Recipe

Roasted Welsh Lamb racks with Christmas pudding crust of almonds, cranberries and lemon

  • 40mins
  • 4
  • British
  • Other
Christmas Day Lamb

Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to Gas 4-5, 180ºC, 350ºF
  2. 2
    Put all of the crust ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
  3. 3
    When that’s done, lightly brush the racks with oil and press the ‘crust’ mixture all over the fat area and work it until well covered.
  4. 4
    Place on a foil lined tray and bake loosely covered with foil for about 20 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a further 20 minutes.
  5. 5
    Allow to rest and cool for a few minutes before carving. The crust will be crumbly, so carefully carve and serve, adding any deliciously crumbly bits to each plate.
  6. 6
    Serve with your favourite festive trimmings; steamed Brussel sprouts, roasted mini potatoes baked in their skins, with rosemary and oil and braised red cabbage with red onions, apples and mulled wine.
  7. 7
    These are so delicious it’s highly unlikely there’ll be any cutlets left, but if so serve cold with your favourite chutney and a wonderful winter coleslaw of red cabbage, apples, red onion and a dollop of garlic mayo.

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You will need

  • 2 lean racks of Welsh Lamb
  • Crust:
  • • 50g (2oz) ground almonds
  • • 25g (1oz) dried cranberries, roughly chopped
  • • 1 lime, juice and rind
  • • 30ml (2tbsp) brandy
  • • 5ml (1tsp) mixed spice

Nutritional Info

  • Calories 284kcal
  • Energy 1181kj
  • Fat 20g
  • Saturates 5.9g
  • Salt 0.2g
  • Iron 2.1mg
  • 5-a-day 0
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