222 Days after Lockdown - 1st November, 2020

Appetiser: Braised Fennel, Cod and Dill Oil

Lunch: Roast Leg of Lamb, Hasselback Potatoes, Cavallo Nero, Pan-Fried Garlic Brussel Sprouts

Dessert: Apple, Ginger Pudding with Caramel Sauce, Stem & Crystalised Ginger Ice Cream

Sunday Lunch with a nice visit from Alan & Sue. We have been working on some of these dishes and so you will see that with different guests, we serve the same or similar menu

Leg of Lamb was from Swiss Farm, great value at £18 for a good sized leg. Roasted in the Monolith, basted with Rosemary & Garlic Oil. Served pink. Hasselback went perfectly again.

I should thank Wendy & Chris for my 'Hasselback Cutter' which was my Christmas gift from 2019

Whilst there are other ways of cutting Hasselback this does make it very easy. And you can Hasselback away

Here is a link to the cutter. but it is available on other sites

It has taken quite a while to work out the best way to cook Hasselback potatoes...

Add small slivers of garlic between some of the slices of the potato. Wash and rinse

Put them in the pan with plenty of butter and heat, rolling them around as it melts

Top up with cold water to half way up the potato and bring to the boil on the hob

Sprinkle with salt or garlic salt

In the Oven at 180/190c for 90 minutes - basting regularly

Is it worth it - you bet !!

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