Lamb Cutlets with Mint, Chili and Golden Potatoes
Nigella Lawson believes there are few things more cheering than a platter piled with food, as with this bountiful dish. If you put the halved baby potatoes on to steam before you get started on the lamb chops, you can fairly effortlessly rely on a proper meat-and-potatoes supper in around 20 minutes (plus a little marinating time). Steaming the potatoes is an important stipulation: a steamed spud is a sweet spud; more than that, cooked this way, rather than by boiling, the potatoes are dry when done, which makes them easy to fry to crisp bronzedness, without spitting, later. It’s important, though, that you don’t fill the pot with too much water first.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Arugula | 1 cup (20g) | 5 |
| Mint | 2 tbsp fresh (3g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Peppermint | 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 lb. baby white potatoes, halved but not peeled
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp. dried mint
- 1/2 tsp. celery salt
- 8 lamb rib chops, frenched
- 4 cups packed arugula (optional)
- 1 tsp. kosher salt or 1/2 tsp. table salt, or to taste
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh mint