Jersey Royals with Minted Lamb Leg Steaks

My other recipe using Jersey Royal potatoes is more of a traditional one.  For this one, they’re gently boiled and then roasted to perfection, served with Chantenay carrots and deliciously lean New Zealand lamb leg steaks, slowly cooked in a rich Barolo red wine and mint sauce.

• 1 lemon, zest & juice
• 1 lamb leg steak per person
• 10ml Rapeseed oil
• 2 Red onions, chopped finely
• 10ml Plain flour
• 15ml Mint sauce concentrate
• 250ml Barolo red wine
• 100ml Vegetable stock
• Bay leaf
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Rapeseed oil sufficient to roast the potatoes
• Jersey Royal potatoes
• Chantenay carrots
• Broccoli

1. Zest the lemon and squeeze the lemon juice over the lamb steaks. Toss to coat, cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours to start to tenderise the meat.
2. Heat the oven to 180℃/160℃ fan.
3. In a large ovenproof pan (with a lid), heat the oil and fry the onions gently until transparent.
4. Turn up the heat and fry the lamb leg steaks until browned on both sides. Remove the lamb to a plate to keep warm.
5. Evenly sprinkle the flour over the onions and oil and mix thoroughly to a paste (no floury lumps).
6. Slowly add the red wine and vegetable stock, stirring constantly, to prevent lumps forming.
7. Add the mint sauce concentrate and stir through, then add the bay leaf.
8. Bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes until slightly reduced.  Season to taste.
9. Return the lamb steaks to the pan, stir to coat and then cover with the lid. Place in the oven to cook.
10. Add the Jersey Royals to a large pan of salted water, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
11. Increase the oven temperature to 200℃, and place a roasting dish with oil in to heat up.
12. Drain the potatoes and gently add these to the hot oil, toss to coat evenly and return to the oven for 30-40 minutes.
13. Scrub the carrots, then slice them vertically from top to bottom.
14. Steam the carrots over a pan of boiling water, adding the prepared broccoli florets for the last 10 minutes until both vegetables are cooked to taste.
15. Serve the roasted Jersey Royals with the vegetables and a lamb leg steak each.

This recipe is cooked in collaboration with Asda and Jersey Royals to highlight the versatility and great flavour of Jersey Royal potatoes.