Pan-fried lamb leg steak with rosemary
This is makes a great Sunday lunch when you’re not going to be enough people to make a larger roast. The Preca sisters use lamb leg steaks and braise them in red wine and tomatoes.
Pan-fried lamb leg steak with rosemary
Ingredients
- 250g lamb leg steak, trimmed
- 1 - 2 springs fresh rosemary, leaves only
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 200ml red wine
- 1 carrot, chopped
- Handful celery, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
Method
- Crush the garlic cloves with the rosemary leaves add sea salt, black pepper and a little olive oil.
- Add to the lamb steaks and allow to marinate for at least two hours or overnight.
- Use a preheated griddle pan to fry the lamb leg steaks, 5 mins on each side until they’re golden.
- Then add the chopped vegetables and the red wine and cook until the alcohol has cooked off and the wine reduced a little.
- Add the chicken stock, then leave it to cook for another 10 mins.
- Add the tomatoes and leave to cook on a low heat for 1 hr until its tender.
This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today TV, aired on TVM on 11 March, 2016.