Morocco lamb

Serves 4 : Very easy : ±90 mins

Ingredients
400gm lean lamb cut in strips or bite sized chunks
1 red onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
600ml lamb stock
Grated rind & juice of 1 orange
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp honey
140gm seedless raisins
2 Tblsp good mint sauce
2 Tblsp ground almond
2 Tblsp flaked almonds

450gm pink sweet potatoes
1 head broccoli

Method
Spray a pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Dry fry the onions, garlic and lamb until the onion softens and the meat browns lightly.
Pour in the stock and add the orange juice and rind, cinnamon and honey.
Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes.

Boil the sweet potatoes in lightly salted boiling water.
Once sot, drain well and mash.
Keep warm.
Steam, boil or microwave the broccoli.
Cook until tender, but still having some crunch left.
Drain and keep warm.

Add the raisins and mint sauce to the lamb and continue simmering for another 25 minutes.
Stir through the ground almonds to thicken the gravy.

Serve the lamb garnished with flaked almonds alongside the vegetables.

This does take a bit of time, but it is well worth the wait.

Steak ‘n’ egg with insalata Caprice

Serves 4 : Very easy : Quick

Ingredients
4 pieces fillet steak about 100gm ea.
Steak seasoning
4 eggs
4 brown rolls, split and toasted

Small pillow pack mixed baby spinach, rocket & watercress
½ large cucumber, sliced

2 large tomatoes, sliced
Fresh basil leaves
100gms low fat mozzarella, thinly sliced
2 tsp olive oil
1 Tblsp balsamic vinegar

Method
To make the Caprice salad:
Alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella with fresh basil leaves in a round dish.
Mix the oil and vinegar together and pour over the salad.

Make another salad with the salad leaves and cucumber slices.

Spray a ridged pan with non stick cooking spray.
Season the steaks and cook to desired doneness, turning only once.

Break the eggs into a separate (sprayed with non-stick cooking spray) frying pan.
Once the whites have set, add ¼ cup of water to the pan and cover with a lid.
Let the eggs continue to cook in the steam.

Serve 1 toasted roll per person, topped with the steak and egg, alongside the two salads.


This is not a meal to eat every week! Egg plus steak plus cheese equals a lot of cholesterol. But we all need to indulge our cravings once in a while.

Gammon steaks

Serves 4 : Very easy : Quick

Ingredients
4 gammon steaks ea ±140gm
1 Tblsp honey
1 Tblsp Dijon mustard

1 head of cauliflower, broken into florets
4 large carrots, julienne
250gm baby spinach
480gm new potatoes

Method
Mix the honey and mustard together.
Brush over the gammon steaks.

Boil, microwave or steam the vegetables until tender.
Drain and keep warm.

Spray a ridged pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Cook the gammon steals no more than 5 minutes each side.

Serve the steaks with the vegetables and extra mustard if desired.

Gammon steaks are usually pickled and/or smoked when you buy them, so they only need to be heated through. Soak them in cold water for 5 minutes to remove excess salt, and pat dry with kitchen paper before cooking