Lemon and garlic roasted lamb breast, boulangere potatoes and minted peas

by Paul Warburton on 30 July 2010  |  2 comments
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Check out this amazing recipe for lemon and garlic roasted lamb breast, boulangere potatoes and minted peas - for £1.50 per person!

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Lemon & garlic roasted lamb breast, boulangere potatoes & minted peas (Serves 4)

I’ve written a lamb’s breast recipe before, but that was a bit more of a braised affair. This is quicker to cook and great for a Sunday roast. It’s a fatty cut but that’s cool – just drain any fat off at the end (and save for future roasts) and the lemon and garlic cuts through it nicely.

Ingredients

• 1kg boned breast of lamb (£4.08 from local butchers)
• 700g of potatoes (84p)
• 1 lemon (30p)
• 1 onion (10p)
• 25g of fresh mint (67p)

The cupboard staples…

Salt, black pepper, olive oil, vinegar, some butter, 3 cloves of garlic, 400g of frozen peas and 1 chicken stock cube.

Total cost

If you already have the cupboard staples, then according to mysupermarket.co.uk, this trolley was cheapest at ASDA where it came to £5.99 - that's £1.50 per head!

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 160C (325F or gas mark 3).
• Lay the lamb breast down (un-rolled) and sprinkle over 3 cloves of finely chopped garlic, the zest of one lemon and season well. Roll back up, using string to secure the joint. Now get a frying pan on a high heat - drizzle the joint with a little olive oil and seal the lamb until browned on all sides. This will take no more than 3 minutes. Finish in the pan with seasoning and a squeeze of lemon and transfer to the oven for about 75 minutes.
• Take an oven-proof baking dish (shallow is best) and butter generously. Peel and slice the potatoes and finely slice the onion. Now add a layer of potato to the dish and then some onions, season well and repeat the process until all the potatoes and onion are gone. Finally pour over 200ml of hot chicken stock. Cover with foil and place in the oven. The potatoes will need around 75 minutes as well.
• After 60 minutes, remove the foil from the potatoes and turn the oven up to 180C for the last 15 minutes. This will just get them nice and brown and finish the lamb nicely as well. When you take the lamb out of the oven make sure you rest for 10 minutes in a warm place before you serve.
• Whilst the potatoes and lamb are in the oven you can make the really easy minted peas. Just cook the peas as you would usually, drain, season well and add the finely chopped mint along with 3 teaspoons of vinegar. 
• Happy eating!

A bit about the Frugal Recipes chef, Paul Warburton

Paul Warburton, a lovemoney.com staff member, had a hectic career in the world of hot kitchens and screaming chefs before joining the lovemoney.com products development team.

During these years, under the tutorage of some great chefs, he honed his skills in cooking for numbers within a tight cost and portion-controlled environment.

Now he's planning to regularly offer his help to all budding chefs in the lovemoney.com community, so you can enjoy his original, low-cost recipes with your family and friends every Friday for free!

What lovemoney.com readers have said about Paul's other recipes

"We enjoyed this recipe very much: easy to make and even easier to eat!" varneyrob

“Thanks Paul, another great tasting easy recipe. It was my first risotto attempt ever and it was great, I even impressed my in-laws with it. Many thanks...” welshlady

"I made this recipe and it was absolutely delicious! Seriously good! Five of us feasted on it, and feasted well..." Ibeshy

"I made this recipe on Saturday night, and my 13 year-old son promptly requested it again for the following night!" Malcolm Wheatley

"This is a cracking risotto recipe. Just had it for lunch & it's a winner. More recipes please. Thanks." SavvyLass

"Another delicious offering from Paul. Thank you - keep 'em coming!" Palefire

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If you like this recipe, why not also try Paul's other Frugal Recipes:  

Posh macaroni cheese with crispy bacon and oven dried tomatoes | Falafel, roast pepper and feta salad with chilli tomato salsa | Chicken ‘oven baked’ with cream, mushrooms and thyme | Slow roasted pork shoulder ‘Chinese style’ with pak choi | Chilli steak burgers, paprika wedges and homemade coleslaw |Broad bean, halloumi and mint farfalle | My chicken curry, basmati rice and coriander yoghurt | Barbecued whole mackerel and a spicy lime salsa | Moussaka | Pan fried trout fillets with a dill potato salad | Chicken braised with cider and red cabbage (and proper baked potatoes) | Lincolnshire sausages with red onion gravy and thyme and Gouda polenta | Beef enchiladas with a lime sour cream | Slow roasted duck legs and charlotte potatoes with a carrot and cumin salad | Paella | Asparagus and gruyere tart with new potatoes | Haddock fishcakes with radish and watercress salad and lemon crème fraiche dressing | Prawn and pea risotto Honey roasted gammon and apples with champ | Hot chocolate fondants with crème Chantilly | Shin of beef, kidney and ale pie Tandoori chicken with coconut rice & mint raita | Homemade gnocchi with a tomato & thyme sauce, spinach and ricotta  | Frugal Pancakes | Griddled black pudding, chimichurri mash and caramelised apples  | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice  | Lamb koftas with a feta, mint and chickpea salad & chilli grilled pittas  | Pork, rosemary and white bean ravioli with a chilli tomato sauce  | Sausage & leek casserole with parsley dumpings | Pork, chorizo & cannellini bean stew | Rabbit, bacon & thyme pie | Potato rosti with creamed spinach and poached egg | Pumpkin and sage risotto | Slow braised oxtail with autumn mash | Spiced whole mackerel with chickpea salad | Twice cooked belly pork (with gravy) parsnips and sweet apple red cabbage | Roasted pheasant | Portobello mushroom, port and stilton wellington | Lemon tart with fresh vanilla mascarpone | Massaman curry |  Smoked mackerel pate on crostini and red onion confit  |Rolled breast of lamb with garlic mash and Savoy cabbage | Lemon & rosemary chicken thighs |  Thai Pollock curry with egg noodles | Chunky pea and ham soup| Spaghetti alla carbonara | Pork stroganoff | Green chilli meat balls, sunflower seed couscous salad and mint yoghurt |  Tagliatelle with air dried cured ham and minted peas | Beef, thyme and mushroom loaf with potato dauphinoise | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Egg Florentine with smoked cheddar and rocket salad | Beef, mushroom and thyme pie | Spicy tuna, bean and coriander lasagne |  Beef koftas with a feta, spinach and fresh mint salad | Chorizo and pea risotto | Sausage and rosemary hotpot | Beef & thyme (Lancashire) hotpot

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