By Chef Sam Roasted Lamb Saddle with Plum Sauce

  • Prep time 45Min
  • Cook time 2Hr
  • Technique Roast
  • Meat Lamb
  • Cut Loin
  • Serves 6

Roast Lamb Saddle pairs tender, aromatic lamb with tangy pickles and a rich plum sauce for a balanced sweet-savoury finish.

Ingredients

Lamb Saddle

  • Whole lamb saddle: 1

  • Water (2% salt solution): as needed

Marinade

  • Crushed black pepper: 20 g

  • Green pepper (finely chopped): 90 g

  • Fermented bean curd: 150 g

  • 13-spice powder: 4 g

  • Shaoxing wine: 100 g

Pickled Vegetables

  • Rice vinegar: 300 g

  • Sugar: 300 g

  • Light soy sauce: 40 g

  • Dark soy sauce: 30 g

  • Daikon: as needed

  • Cucumber: as needed

Plum Sauce

  • Red bell pepper (seeded): 500 g

  • Green bell pepper (seeded): 210 g

  • Salted dried plum: 100 g

  • Salted dried apricot: 80 g

  • Lemon chutney: 20 g

  • Orange peel jam: 50 g

  • Rock sugar: 150 g

  • Sugar: 100 g

Method

  1. Brine lamb in 2% salt water for 24 hours.

  2. Marinate for 1 hour.

  3. Roast at 60 °C for 1 hour, then rest for 30 minutes.

  4. Roast again at 140 °C for 5 minutes, then rest.

  5. Prepare pickles and plum sauce.

  6. Slice lamb and serve with wrapper, vegetables and plum sauce.

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