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Crispy Welsh Lamb medallions Peking style

Ingredients

  • 2 breasts of PGI Welsh Lamb, boned and rolled (makes 8-10 medallions)
  • 2 star anise
  • 300ml vegetable stock

For the glaze:

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • Dash of sweet chilli sauce

200
Cooking Time
20
Prep Time
4
Serves
  1. Slow cook the breast of lamb in the stock and star anise for 3 hours, can be done in oven in a lidded casserole dish or in slow cooker.
  2. When cooked, remove from the cooking liquid and cool.
  3. Mix all the ingredients for the glaze together.
  4. Insert 4-5 skewers through the lamb breasts and then cut carefully between the skewers making 4-5 slices.
  5. Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / Gas 4.
  6. Place on a baking tin lined with baking paper, then brush over with the glaze mixture. Cook for 6 minutes in oven then turn the medallions and glaze the top and place in oven for further 6-8 minutes until piping hot and crispy.
  7. Serve with egg fried rice.

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