Neck of lamb with lemon and thyme with dauphinoise potatoes
6 serves
Ingredients:
neck of lamb
lemon, juice only
thyme sprig
water
salt
1 kg potatoes
500 ml cream
3 pcs garlic cloves
50 g salt
3 g black pepper
Method:
Preheat the Retigo combi oven on combi mode 70 %, 140 °C, core probe to 80 °C. Place the lamb into an enameled GN container, add the lemon juice, thyme, water or stock, a little salt, and plenty of pepper, and place it in the oven. Serve with dauphinoise potatoes.
Slice the peeled potatoes into thin slices, about 3mm/⅛in thick. Place the slices into a bowl as you cut them.
Trim the ends off the garlic cloves but don't peel. Grate the cloves on a grater. The flesh will go through the fine holes and the skins will be left behind. Scrape the grated garlic flesh into the bowl with the potatoes.
Season the potatoes, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour the cream over the potatoes and mix well again.
Place the potato slices into the GN container. They should come to just below the top of the dish. Press the potato down with the back of another GN container. The cream should come to just below the top layer of potato (top up with more double cream if necessary).
Place the potatoes in the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes hours at 140 °C, or until the potatoes are completely tender.
Bon apettite!