Durslade Farm lamb, tomato fondue and black olive oil

  • medium
  • 8-10
  • 5 hours 20 minutes plus overnight pressing and dehydrating time, and 6 hours infusing time
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This impressive dish by Jamie Shears sees lamb cooked two ways: a classic rack of lamb alongside flavoursome lamb faggots. A tomato fondue, black olive oil and rich lamb sauce make this dish ultra indulgent and savoury. With so many elements, this dish is very challenging and requires quite a bit of kit, so make sure to check the equipment list before starting!

This dish was specifically created to be paired with Garrus Provence Rosé, a robust, smoky rose which has enough body to stand up to the rich flavours on the plate.

First published in 2020

Ingredients

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Imperial

Potato rosti

Black olive oil

Basil oil

Lamb sauce

Tomato fondue

Courgette and basil purée

Faggots

Lamb

To serve

Equipment

  • Dehydrator
  • Thermomix
  • Muslin cloth
  • Steam oven
  • Vacuum bag and machine
  • 4cm round cutter

Method

1

Grate the potatoes and rinse them thoroughly with cold water. Once washed, drain them well

2

Salt the potatoes, then set aside for 10 minutes

3

Once salted, squeeze any moisture out of the potatoes using muslin

4

Mix the drained, salted potatoes with the clarified butter

5

Vacuum pack the potatoes, and then roll out the rosti with a rolling pin until evenly flat

6

Steam at 100°C in a steam oven for 20 minutes

7

Once cooked, top the steamed rosti with a tray, and weigh down the tray with something heavy (like cans). Press in the fridge overnight

8

Dehydrate the black olives in a dehydrator at 70°C for 12 hours or until completely dry and crisp. Once dried, blend in a high powdered blender with the oil until completely smooth

9

Transfer to a bowl and infuse for 6 hours. Once infused, strain out the solids through muslin cloth, and then store in the fridge until needed

10

Blend all the ingredients for the basil oil in a Thermomix at 75°C for 10 minutes. Once blended the oil should be hot and ‘split’

11

Strain the oil through muslin, then store in the fridge until needed

12

Preheat the oven to 180°C

13

Roast the lamb bones and trim in a large, ovenproof pan until they are well browned but not burnt. Remove any excess lamb fat

14

Transfer to the hob and place over medium heat. Add in the mirepoix and garlic and cook until browned, about 10 minutes

  • 300g of mirepoix, diced (a mix of onion, celery, leek, carrot, fennel)
  • 1 garlic clove, sliced in half
15

Add in the fennel seeds and tomato purée and cook out for a few minutes, then deglaze the pan with white wine and reduce by two thirds

16

Add in the stocks and bring to the boil. Add in the thyme, then simmer for 40 minutes

17

After 40 minutes, turn up the heat and reduce the sauce by a third. Make sure to skim the sauce regularly, removing all scum and impurities

18

Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer, then check the seasoning and finish with vinegar

  • Chardonnay vinegar, as needed
19

Sweat the shallots and thyme in the olive oil until the shallots are translucent, about 5 minutes

20

Add the garlic and continue cooking for a further 2 minutes

21

Add and cook out the tomato purée for a few minutes, then deglaze with a splash of chardonnay vinegar

22

Add half of the diced tomatoes, and cook out until the juice is cooked off and the mix is beginning to look dry. Add the reseerved tomato juice from deseeding and continue to cook for a few more minutes

  • 6 plum tomatoes, blanched, peeled, deseeded and diced, tomato juice reserved
23

Add the remaining tomatoes and cook for another couple of minutes. Taste and check for seasoning and acidity

24

For the courgette and basil purée, deseed the courgettes and slice them thinly

25

Heat the olive oil in a pan and add in the courgettes and spinach. The aim is to cook the courgettes and spinach as quickly as possible to keep its natural colour and to avoid a stewed taste in the vegetables

26

Once just cooked, press any excess liquid out of the courgettes using a sieve (this is to avoid having a puree that’s too thin)

27

Blend the purée and pass through a chinoise and season to taste

28

Sweat the garlic and onion with the rosemary until softened, then remove the sprig of rosemary

29

Mix the garlic and onion with the remaining ingredients and weigh the total mixture. Add in 2% by weight of milk powder and 1.5% by weight of salt and mix again

30

Divide into 8-10 small balls

31

Wrap tightly in caul fat and cling film

32

Poach for 7–8 minutes, then drain and sear with a blowtorch

33

Heat a few centimetres of oil in a high-sided, heavy-bottomed pan to 170°C

34

Cut out the rosti into 8-10 circles with a 4cm ring cutter. Flour lightly and deep fry at 170°C for 4 minutes or until crisp and golden

  • flour, for dusting
35

Remove any excess fat from the lamb and cut the racks into 8-10 2-bone racks per portion

36

Score the lamb racks to help the fat render, then season with salt and pepper

37

Sear the lamb in a hot pan to render some of the fat. Once golden, add in the garlic and the thyme as well as the butter and baste the lamb until cooked to your liking

38

Rest the lamb for 7 minutes, then carve and finish with flaky sea salt

39

To serve, fry the courgette cut-side down in a dash of oil until golden and tender

40

Slice at an angle and finish with flaky sea salt

41

Glaze the faggots with the warm lamb sauce, and serve each one on a round of rosti. Serve with the carved lamb, fried courgette, courgette purée and tomato fondue around the edge of the plate, some reduced lamb sauce in the centre, a drizzle of olive and basil oil, and a garnish of basil leaves

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Jamie Shears is the executive chef of The Audley Public House and Mount St Restaurant in Mayfair, London.

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