Lamb tian

Prep
45m
Cook
25m
serves
4
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delicious. magazine's Food Director, Valli Little, prepares a dinner party in under 45 minutes at the Good Food & Wine Show.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary leaves
  • 2 lamb backstraps, trimmed
  • 600ml jar good-quality pasta sauce
  • 8 slices chargrilled eggplant (see note)
  • 12 slices chargrilled kumara (see note)
  • 200g baby spinach, wilted
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) white wine
  • 150ml beef consomme or demi-glaze (see note)

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 1.
    Combine garlic, olive oil and rosemary in a bowl. Add lamb, turning to coat in the mixture, then cover and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • 2.
    Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease four 8cm x 6cm ring moulds and place on a baking tray.
  • 3.
    Pour the pasta sauce into a saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes until reduced by half.
  • 4.
    Divide the eggplant among the moulds, then top with the reduced sauce, then the kumara and finish with the spinach, seasoning between each layer. Chill while you cook the lamb.
  • 5.
    Heat a frypan over medium-high heat. Add the lamb and cook, turning, for 4 minutes or until sealed on all sides. Transfer to a baking tray and cook for a further 8 minutes for medium-rare. Loosely cover with foil and rest for 5 minutes.
  • 6.
    Meanwhile, return the frypan to medium heat, add the white wine and bubble for
  • 7.
    2-3 minutes until reduced by half. Add the consomme or demi-glaze and bubble for a further 3-4 minutes until reduced by half.
  • 8.
    Place the vegetables in the ring moulds in the oven for 5 minutes to warm through.
  • 9.
    Using a fish slice, carefully transfer each ring mould to a plate. Thinly slice the lamb and divide among moulds, overlapping slightly in a circular pattern. Remove the ring moulds, drizzle with the sauce and serve.
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