CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Meats, Dairy, Grains |
|
Anything, You, Can, Cook |
4 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
1 |
|
Onion |
|
|
Sunflower oil; for cooking |
3 |
|
Chicken stock cubes |
3 |
|
Garlic cloves; peeled |
50 |
g |
Sachet creamed coconut |
3 |
|
Fresh thyme sprigs |
1 1/2 |
ts |
Ground allspice |
2 |
|
Bay leaves |
1 |
|
450 gram lon grain rice |
1 |
|
400 gram can red kidney beans; rinsed and drained |
1 |
|
Red chilli pepper; (Scotch bonnet) |
2 |
|
Spring onions; trimmed |
1 |
ts |
Ground cinnamon |
1/4 |
ts |
Grated nutmeg |
2 |
ts |
Demerara sugar |
1 |
tb |
White wine vinegar |
1 |
|
Lime |
4 |
|
Lamb leg steaks; each about 200g/7oz |
2 |
|
Yellow plantains |
1 |
sm |
Bunc fresh chives |
|
|
Salt and freshly ground black pepper |
INSTRUCTIONS
1 Heat a large pan. Finely chop the onion. Add 2 tbsp oil to the pan
and gently fry the onion for 2-3 minutes until softened.
2 Place three stock cubes in a large Pyrex jug and pour in 1.2
litres/2 pints of boiling water, stirring until dissolved. Crush one
of the garlic cloves and chop up the coconut.
3 Add the garlic, two thyme sprigs, 1/2 tsp allspice, bay leaves and
rice to the pan and cook for a minute, stirring constantly until all
the rice grains are well coated in the oil and slightly nutty.
4 Pour in the stock and add the chopped up coconut and kidney beans.
Simmer the pan, stirring until the coconut dissolves.
5 Reduce the heat, cover and cook for 10-12 minutes until the rice is
completely tender and all the liquid has evaporated. Chop up the
chilli pepper, remaining two garlic cloves and spring onions and
place in a blender.
6 Add the remaining allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, vinegar, juice
of 1/2 lime and 2 tbsp oil. Rub in the leaves from the remaining
thyme and blitz to a puree. Heat a griddle pan.
7 Put the lamb in a shallow non- metallic dish, pour over the chilli
mix and rub in with your hands. Set aside for a few minutes if time
allows.
8 Shake excess marinade off the lamb steaks, drizzle over some oil
and add to the heated griddle pan. Press down with a fish slice for a
griddled effect and cook the steaks for 5-6 minutes on each side
until tender and cooked. Snip the chives and set aside.
9 Top and tail the plantains and cut each one in half. Slit the skin
along the natural ridges with a sharp knife and peel away.
10 Slice the plantainb lengthways. Heat a large frying pan with about
4 tbsp of the oil.
11 Add the plantain chips to the heated oil and fry in batches for 2-3
minutes on each side until golden brown.
12 Drain on kitchen paper, season to taste and sprinkle over the
chives. Take the rice off the heat and set aside for a minute. Cut
the remaining half of lime into small wedges.
13 Arrange the rice and peas on a serving plate with a stack of
plantain chips. Add a griddled lamb steak, garnish with a couple of
lime wedges and serve at once.
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