BBC Food - Recipes - Spiced slow-cooked mutton with Mexican chillies, puréed squash and sautéed ch

BBC Food - Recipes - Spiced slow-cooked mutton with Mexican chillies, puréed squash and sautéed ch

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A leg of lamb is given a Mexican kick with potent spices and chillies. It needs to be prepared a few hours in advance but there's no tricky techniques involved. This meal, if served as six portions,...

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Cooking tools:

  • Spice grinder
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Immersion blender
  • Food processor
  • Steamer basket
  • Roasting pan
  • Skillet
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Refrigerator
  • Aluminum foil
  • Plastic wrap
  • Pitcher
  • Pot
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring spoon
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 1 x 5cm/2in cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 large star anise
  • 2 bay leaves , sliced
  • small bunch fresh rosemary , leaves picked and chopped
  • 1 x 2kg/4lb 8oz mutton leg
  • 2 carrots , roughly chopped
  • 2 onions , roughly chopped
  • 4 large garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 small ancho chillies (available from online specialists), de-seeded, torn into small pieces
  • 1 chipotle chilli, de-seeded, torn into small pieces
  • 375ml/12½fl oz red wine
  • 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
  • 1 butternut squash , peeled, trimmed, seeds removed, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 head chard , root trimmed, leaves roughly chopped
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

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