John Hooker Lamb Belly, Roasted Saddle, Lamb Fat Onion, Broad Beans, Mint, Lamb Gravy recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

John Hooker served up Poached and Roasted Lamb Belly, Roasted Saddle, Lamb Fat Onion, Broad Beans, Mint, Lamb Gravy on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients for the lamb belly: 3 breasts of lamb – boned, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 tbsp caster sugar, 1 tbsp salt, 1 litre lamb stock, 2 sliced onions and Sprig of thyme.

For the saddle: 1 lamb saddle, Seasoning, Knob of butter, Sprig of rosemary, Clove of garlic,

For the onion: 400g lamb fat and 4 medium white onions – peeled and cut in half.

For the gravy: 1 tbsp caster sugar, 1 shallot – peeled and sliced, 1 sprig rosemary, 1 sprig of mint, 1 pinch saffron, 100ml white wine, 500ml of reduced lamb stock, 50g broad beans – blanched and podded, 1 tsp baby capers and 1 tsp chopped fresh mint.




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