Lamb Dauphinoise Hotpot Recipes

EASY LAMB HOTPOT

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in a saucepan of boiling water for 15 mins until par-boiled, then drain and leave to steam dry and cool.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion for 10 mins or until starting to soften. Add the carrot and cook for 5 mins until tender. Tip the carrot and onion mixture into a large 2-litre ovenproof dish. Put the pan back over high heat. Fry the lamb meatballs, turning, until golden on the outside. Put the meatballs into the ovenproof dish. Pour over the gravy and tuck in the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
• Thinly slice the cooled potatoes and arrange over the top of the meatballs. Brush the potato with 1-2 tsp oil and add a good grinding of black pepper. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins until the potatoes are tender and starting to become crisp at the edges, and the gravy is bubbling.

LAMB & DAUPHINOISE HOTPOT

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. In a flameproof casserole dish that is large enough to fit the lamb, snugly scatter over all the vegetables and herbs, and roughly stir in the tomato purée. Sit the lamb on top, pour over the bottle of wine and season generously. Cover the dish and heat up on top of the stove, then put in the oven and leave undisturbed for 3 hrs. Remove from the oven, leave to cool, then chill overnight.
• The next day, remove all the hard fat from around the lamb and discard. Lift the lamb out of the dish, scraping away and keeping any of the jellified juices. Pull apart and shred the meat, discarding any large pieces of fat and the bones. Put the lamb back in the dish, then spoon over the jellied sauce and mix with the vegetables. Set aside.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. To make the topping, peel and neatly slice the potatoes by hand into rounds. Place in a pan of cold, salted water, bring to a hard boil and drain straight away. Tip back into the pan, pour over the cream and season. Now it's up to you how fancy you want to be - you can pile the potatoes over the lamb casually, or you can arrange the potato and sweet potato in interleaving circles. Drizzle over any remaining cream from the pan and dot with butter. Bake for 40 mins-1 hr until the top is golden and the sauce is just starting to bubble.

HERB-ROASTED RACK OF LAMB WITH BUTTER BEAN DAUPHINOISE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub the peeled garlic clove around the inside of a baking dish (ours was 18cm x 25cm). Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp cream in a bowl, then whisk in the remaining cream, crème fraîche and mustard, and season well. Add the beans, lemon zest and parmesan, and stir until well coated in the cream mixture. Pour into the dish, then put on the middle shelf of the oven while you cook the lamb.
• Season the lamb all over. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sear the fatty side of the lamb for 1-2 mins until well browned. Add the herbs and garlic to the hot oil and sizzle for 30 seconds.
• Sit the lamb on top of the beans along with the garlic, herbs and slices of lemon. Return to the oven for 15-20 mins, depending on how well cooked you like your lamb. Serve with a bowl of seasonal greens on the side.