Katie Stewart

Lamb Guard of Honour

Preparation info

  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

top 1000The Times Calendar Cookbook

The Times Calendar Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1977

  • About

This simple method of roasting lamb does not require any stuffing. Ask the butcher to chine the joints, this will make them easier to carve. He will also remove a strip of fat from along the end of the rib bones, so that the bones protrude about an inch. Buy some cutlet frills and slip them on to the bones when you serve the roast.

Ingredients

  • 2 joints best end of neck of lamb, with 6–7 cutlets on each
  • 1 clove garlic or

Method

Rub the surface of the meat with a cut clove of garlic or sprinkle with rosemary. Dredge a little seasoned flour over the fatty part of the meat and rub well in to get a crisp golden finish. Wrap the bone tips with foil to prevent them from browning.

Place the two joints flat in a roasting tin and add the dripping. Set the pan in the centre of a moderate oven (180°C., 350°F., Gas Mark 4