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Crisp lamb breast with wild fennel recipe
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Crisp lamb breast with wild fennel recipe

20 ingredients 25 min + 2 hr 40 min 4 people openrecipes

A crisp, tender lamb dish, served with a homemade vinaigrette made from wild fennel, vinegar, shallots, mustard, garlic and soft boiled egg.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1088
Calories
49g
Protein
43g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 19 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lamb's breast, roughly 1-2kg
  • 1 onion cut in half
  • 2 carrots left whole
  • 1 leek left whole
  • 1 celery sticks
  • cup bay leaves
  • 1 head of garlic cut in half
  • cup rosemary sticks
  • 1 cold water or lamb stock to cover
  • 3 plain flour
  • 1 beaten eggs
  • cup breadcrumbs
  • 100 extra virgin olive oil
  • g red wine vinegar
  • 2 Dijon mustard
  • 200 garlic clove crushed
  • g shallot finely diced
  • 4 salt and white pepper
  • tbsp soft boiled egg cooked for about 6 mins and then cooled rapidly
  • 1 finely chopped wild fennel fronds or fresh dill

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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