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Nigel Slater's lamb, chickpea and feta recipe | Nigel Slater's lamb, chickpea and feta recipe |
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Lamb and feta work together in so many ways. Crumble the cheese over grilled cutlets; make a feta cream to serve with lamb fillet; spread creamed feta on a lamb sandwich… | Lamb and feta work together in so many ways. Crumble the cheese over grilled cutlets; make a feta cream to serve with lamb fillet; spread creamed feta on a lamb sandwich… |
The recipe | The recipe |
Dice 300g of lamb shoulder into very small cubes, no bigger than 1 cm in diameter. Warm a thin film of oil in a nonstick frying pan and add the lamb. Brown nicely on all sides. Add 2-3 level 15ml cook's tablespoons of ras el hanout and fry briefly. Drain a 400g can of chickpeas and tip them into the lamb. Let the lamb and chickpeas cook for five minutes, until the peas are thoroughly hot, then add a generous squeeze of lemon, a handful of shredded mint leaves and a little black pepper. No salt. Crumble 200g of feta into the lamb and stir briefly, then tip on to plates or into bowls and serve with a little crisp salad. | |
The trick | The trick |
If you buy ready-cubed lamb, cut the pieces into smaller dice. The cooking time here is short. Leg or shoulder cuts are best for this. If you want something even leaner, use a lamb fillet. Like garam masala, ras el hanout spices are already roasted, so there is no need to cook them for long after adding them to the lamb. | If you buy ready-cubed lamb, cut the pieces into smaller dice. The cooking time here is short. Leg or shoulder cuts are best for this. If you want something even leaner, use a lamb fillet. Like garam masala, ras el hanout spices are already roasted, so there is no need to cook them for long after adding them to the lamb. |
The twist | The twist |
Sweet and mild ras el hanout spice mix is available from large supermarkets and Middle Eastern grocers, but you could use garam masala for a change. You could make this recipe with beef, too, though a lean cut would be best. A few rocket leaves, added to the pan when the chickpeas go in, is a sound idea, but not spinach, which will produce too much liquid. | Sweet and mild ras el hanout spice mix is available from large supermarkets and Middle Eastern grocers, but you could use garam masala for a change. You could make this recipe with beef, too, though a lean cut would be best. A few rocket leaves, added to the pan when the chickpeas go in, is a sound idea, but not spinach, which will produce too much liquid. |
Email Nigel at nigel.slater@observer.co.uk. Follow Nigel on Twitter @NigelSlater | Email Nigel at nigel.slater@observer.co.uk. Follow Nigel on Twitter @NigelSlater |
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