The LAM-BAAAAAA-DA!

2h 8m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Render lamb fat in a pot.
  2. 2Add onions, garlic and saute them till brown.
  3. 3Add ground lamb, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cumin, salt, pepper, cloves, two bay leaves, Arabic spice, and lamb stock.
  4. 4Add rice and chopped cilantro.
  5. 5Cover and simmer for 33 minutes.
  6. 6Make a pistachio pesto by blanching pistachios, removing the skin, and adding them to a blender with Parmigiano-Reggiano, basil, garlic, lemon, and olive oil. Then, blitz.
  7. 7Get some cubed lamb and lamb fat and chop them by hand until you get a nice small consistency.
  8. 8Grate some onion and strain it through a cloth to dry it out.
  9. 9Add salt, pepper, paprika, coriander, nutmeg, and some cayenne.
  10. 10Knead the mixture by hand for 4 minutes and form some kebabs.
  11. 11Wrap them in caul fat and grill.
  12. 12Get a deboned whole lamb saddle, line the inside with the pistachio pesto and those grilled kebabs.
  13. 13Truss the saddle, season it, and grill slowly until you get an internal temp of exactly 51.67 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit).
  14. 14Grate some cucumber and strain to dry like before.
  15. 15Combine with Greek yogurt, minced garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, mint, and dill.
  16. 16Get some Lebanese bread, cut it up into little squares, and fry them in lamb fat till they're golden brown.
  17. 17Slice your lamb saddle, layer everything: lamb rice, lamb saddle, tzatziki, lamb infused crispy bread, drizzle with some date molasses to balance and pistachio powder on top.

Ingredients

  • 1 lamb fat
  • 1 onions
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 ground lamb
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 cardamom
  • 1 cumin
  • 1 salt
  • 1 pepper
  • 1 cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 Arabic spice
  • 1 lamb stock
  • 1 rice
  • 1 chopped cilantro
  • 1 pistachios
  • 1 Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1 basil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 olive oil
  • 1 cubed lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 1 paprika
  • 1 coriander
  • 1 nutmeg
  • 1 cayenne
  • 1 caul fat
  • 1 deboned whole lamb saddle
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 Greek yogurt
  • 1 minced garlic
  • 1 parsley
  • 1 mint
  • 1 dill
  • 1 Lebanese bread
  • 1 date molasses
  • 1 pistachio powder

Equipment

potblendercutting boardknifegraterclothgrillspoontongs

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