Wirral Life April 2018 | Page 30

W L THE BUTCHERS CUT BY MUFFS OF BROMBOROUGH It’s competition time!! Having being boosted by our recent success at the taste Cheshire finals in Chester racecourse and being crowned Cheshire’s best flavoured sausage! We are now making preparations to compete in the North Wales competitions and the NEC Foodex competitions in Birmingham. They are always fiercely contested events, coming up against the best products in the business and looking at traditional skills but also modern innovative products. SPRING LAMB KEBABS There are categories for young butchers which our apprentice Mike will be competing in as well. In other news our Deli is under new management! Waley will be taking over from myself pushing our cooked offerings to new heights allowing me to concentrate on other aspects of the business. Spring is also a fantastic time for our vegetable offerings, with our fruit and vegetable display springing to life with colour and vibrancy, jersey royals and local asparagus… need I say more? • • • • • HOW TO COOK THE PERFECT ROAST LAMB METHOD Ask the butcher to joint the bones for you. All you need is quality salt, pepper, crushed garlic and sprigs of rosemary and thyme. Using a little bit of quality oil on your hands, massage all the ingredients together. Preheat the oven to 200 o C, make sure it’s at a temperature when it goes in. As soon as it’s in, lower the dial to 150 o C - the temperature will render the fat and slowly come down to a slow cook. Cook at 150 o C for between 45 minutes and 1 hour and ¼ - depending on how crispy you like it. Just chop through the bones and enjoy. This is so simple and the first thing I always do when I get my hands on the new season Spring Welsh Lamb. 30 wirrallife.com INGREDIENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Diced shoulder of lamb 3 garlic cloves Quality Rapeseed oil Tbsp. oregano Tsp Smoked paprika Start by making the marinade. In a pestle an d mortar bash up the garlic with a little oil. Add the smoked paprika and Garam Masala and give a good grind. Add coriander stalks finely diced, fennel seeds, oregano and mix well. Then add all this to the diced meat along with the yoghurt, a glug of oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper and massage in well. Leave for a couple of hours at • • • • • 6. 7. 8. 9. Tsp Fennel seeds Tsp Garam Masala 3 tbsp natural yoghurt Coriander Pitta bread least or overnight. Using a skewer load up with the marinated meat. The best way to cook this would be over coals on the BBQ. But you could also put them in the oven for about 15 minutes or under the grill. If you want a bit of a kick, add a bit of chilli but try not to overpower the flavour of the fantastic lamb. Serve in a patter bread with the fresh coriander leaves.