Can't go past Mum's re-fried Spaghetti Bolognese but with slow cooked
lamb chops instead of mince!
We just finished a very similar dinner, but using
lamb chops instead of steak and sweet potato instead of baked potato.
Not exact matches
Usually made with toasted ground rice, this version simplifies the method, choosing
instead to serve the dish with steamed rice, which you can pile into lettuce cups along with the cooked
lamb,
chopped peanuts, and a host of any sweet, sour, spicy, or herbal accompaniments you can think of.
* 4 medium eggplants (about 2 1/2 lb / 1.2 kg), halved lengthwise * 6 tablespoons / 90 ml olive oil * 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin * 1 1/2 tablespoons sweet paprika * 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon * 2 medium onions, (12 oz / 340 g in total), finely
chopped * 1 lb / 500 g ground
lamb * 7 tablespoons / 50 g pine nuts (I used
chopped walnuts
instead) * 2/3 oz / 20 g flat leaf parsley,
chopped * 2 teaspoons tomato paste (I used homemade ketchup
instead) * 3 teaspoons superfine sugar * 2/3 cup / 150 ml water * 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice * 1 teaspoon tamarind paste * 4 cinnamon sticks * salt and freshly ground pepper
Instead Jaray has hung all the paintings in a wave - like curl, so a painting of two nice
lamb chops hangs beside portraits of two nice dogs, mixing Turner prize winners such as Martin Creed with the work of amateurs like (declaration of interest) a tiny portrait of my son's best friend as a baby by his father Marcus Austin.
Instead, the show was about the pavilions: marvelling at the sheep and the chooks and the alpacas; feeding the roaming goats and
lambs in the farmyard exhibit; watching as baby chicks hatched from their eggs; gawping at the Hungarian pullis in the dog judging arena; watching a wood -
chopping heat; grinding wheat into flour and making pasta in the fresh produce area; being awed by the 700 kg plus pumpkin...