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Roast Lamb Serves 4-6
1 leg lamb
4-6 garlic cloves, sliced
3-4 sprigs rosemary, snipped into small
pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
6 small picking onions
400g pumpkin, cut into chunks
½ bunch baby carrots, trimmed
2 potatoes, cut into chunks
1 sweet potato, peeled and thickly sliced
1. Using a small sharp knife, pierce the lamb
all over, making indentations about 2cm
deep. Push a piece of garlic into each
slit and a small piece of rosemary. The
rosemary should be poking out slightly.
2. Heat frying pan to setting 10. Add oil and
brown lamb all over. Season with salt and
pepper; add onions to pan. Reduce heat to
setting 6. Cook lamb, covered, for about 1
hour and 15 minutes.
3. Add vegetables to pan and cook for a
further 25 minutes. Remove lamb and
allow to rest, covered, until the vegetables
are cooked as desired.
Individual Sticky Date Puddings Serves 8
200g coarsely chopped dried dates
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1¼ cups boiling water
60ml olive oil
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup self raising flour
¼ teaspoon mixed spice
2 eggs
Butterscotch sauce
160g butter
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cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup (250ml) thickened cream
1. Preheat frying pan on setting 4 with the
lid on. Grease 8 individual 1-cup capacity
metal moulds
2. Place dates, soda and boiling water into a
blender or food processor. Place lid on and
allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes.
3. Add oil and sugar and pulse 3 times.
4. Add remaining ingredients and pulse
mixture until just combined. Scrape down
sides of bowl if necessary. Do not over
process.
5. Pour mixture into prepared moulds. Place
moulds in frying pan and carefully pour
enough boiling water to come half way up
the sides of the moulds. Cook for about
25 minutes or until cooked when tested
with a wooden skewer. Carefully remove
from frying pan; stand for 5 minutes before
turning out onto a wire rack.
6. Serve pudding with butterscotch sauce. To
make sauce, heat all ingredients in a small
saucepan over a low heat until combined.
Tip: Puddings can be made in advance and
then rewarmed in a microwave.
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