Trio of lamb with nettle purée, cherry gel and salsify crisps by Norbert Niederkofler - Print Recipe

1

Begin by marinating the lamb ribs. Rub the ribs all over with the salt and place in a vacuum bag. Store in the fridge for 48 hours to marinate

2% salt
200g of lamb ribs, 4-bone

2

Preheat a water bath to 65°C

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Wash the salt from the ribs and place them into a fresh vacuum bag. Seal in a chamber sealer and cook in the water bath for 24 hours

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Preheat the oven to 140°C/gas mark 1

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To prepare the lamb shoulder, heat a medium pan over a high heat and lightly brown the lamb. In a separate pan, lightly brown the vegetables, then transfer to the pan with the meat. Add the stock and fresh herbs and cook in the oven for 4 hours

400g of lamb shoulder
65g of carrots
65g of celery
65g of onion
500g of lamb stock
fresh rosemary
fresh thyme

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Once cooked, remove the shoulder and cut into 4 portions, about 4x4cm in size. Pass the lamb sauce through a fine sieve into a clean pan and reduce to a sauce-like consistency. Keep warm until ready to serve

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Preheat a water bath to 68°C

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For the lamb loin, place the loin in a vacuum bag and seal in a chamber sealer. Cook for 7 minutes in the water bath, then allow to stand for about 10 minutes

120g of lamb loin

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For the nettle purée, blanch the nettles in boiling salted water then refresh in iced water. Place in a blender, blitz to a fine purée then pass through a fine sieve

200g of nettles, cleaned

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Preheat a steam oven to 100°C

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Place the potatoes in a vacuum bag and steam in the oven for 50 minutes

50g of potatoes, cut into cubes

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Pass the potatoes through a sieve then place in a food mixer. Mix the potatoes and nettles until well combined then add the cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Store in the fridge until ready to serve

30ml of cream
nutmeg, to taste
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper

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To make the salsify cream, bring the cream to the boil in a pan and add the salsify. Simmer until cooked through then drain, reserving the cream

500ml of cream
200g of salsify root, washed and peeled

14

Blitz the salsify in a blender, adding the cream little by little until you obtain a smooth consistency. Season with salt and transfer to a squeezy bottle

15

Preheat a deep-fryer to 180°C

oil, for frying

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To make the fried salsify, cut the salsify into 10cm long cylinders. Fry in the deep-fryer until golden brown. Season with sea salt and set aside until ready to serve

200g of salsify root, washed and peeled

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Preheat the deep-fryer to 140°C

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To make the salsify chips, cut the salsify into thin slices using a mandoline or electric slicer

100g of salsify root

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Deep-fry until crisp and golden then drain on kitchen paper. Season with sea salt

flaky sea salt

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For the cherry gel, blitz the cherries in a blender then pass through a fine sieve. Place the cherry juice in a small pan and reduce by half. Add the agar agar and mix until fully combined

3g of agar agar
500g of cherries, washed and pitted

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Allow to cool, then blend with a hand blender until you obtain a smooth gel. Refrigerate until ready to serve

22

To make the mayonnaise, first make the tarragon oil. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a low heat for 2 minutes. Place the tarragon inside a sterilised bottle and using a funnel, pour over the warmed olive oil and seal immediately

fresh tarragon
100ml of olive oil

23

Blend the mustard and egg yolks with a hand blender, add the vinegar and slowly emulsify the oil until you obtain the correct consistency. Season with salt and pepper

400g of rapeseed oil
20g of mustard
50g of egg yolk
5g of white wine vinegar

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Heat the clarified butter in a medium pan and fry the lamb shoulder until caramelised all over. Keep warm

50g of clarified butter

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In a separate pan, fry the lamb loin in clarified butter until caramelised

50g of clarified butter

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To serve, swipe the nettle purée on a serving plate and top with the fried salsify, salsify cream and salsify crisps. Place a portion of lamb loin and a piece of shoulder on one side

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Spoon over the lamb sauce and dot around the cherry purée. Place the lamb ribs on separate plates with the tarragon mayonnaise

Trio of lamb with nettle purée, cherry gel and salsify crisps

Ingredients

Lamb ribs

Lamb shoulder

Lamb loin

Nettle purée

Salsify cream

Fried salsify

Salsify chips

Cherry gel

Tarragon mayonaise

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