Aycliffe Monthly #5 | Page 22

22 | WWW.AYCLIFFETODAY.CO.UK AYCLIFFETODAY Barbecue lamb with cutlets Local chef Andrew Brown brings us his take on a different recipe… Moroccan f lavours Fire has fascinated me since childhood and nothing gives me more satisfaction than cooking up something delicious on a charcoal barbecue. For four people, you’ll need: • 12 lamb cutlets • Balsamic treacle • Olive oil • 1 tbsp crushed cumin • 1 tbsp crushed coriander • Salt and pepper • 250g couscous • Large bunch of mint • Boiling water • 1 aubergine cut into 1cm disks • 1 courgette cut into 1cm disks • 1 red pepper • 1 fennel bulb cut into six wedges • 2 cloves garlic • 2 sprigs of rosemary • Zest of one lemon • Hand full toasted pine nuts • Sherry vinegar So much so that I have purchased an old London taxi which is being converted to carry two, huge American ceramic state of the art smoking barbecues with which I intend to go mobile. Thus confirming I have completely lost my marbles! Anyway, here is what you need to knock up a great summer lunch on your barbecue. I like to serve the lamb with minted couscous and char grilled Mediterranean vegetables, rosemary and garlic. Here we go… If you can, please use lumpwood charcoal from a sustainable source and never use the self lighting stuff, it’s horrible! Anyway, get your BBQ ready for cooking. Marinade the lamb with the ground spices, a good squirt of the balsamic treacle, a good glug of olive oil, salt and pepper. It won’t need long. Next boil the kettle, put the couscous in a roomy bowl, pour in a good glug of olive and stir the grains to coat then cover with boiling water. Cling film the bowl and leave to absorb. Pick HX]