Stocks & Sauces

Lamb stock recipe

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This lamb stock recipe represents the quickest and easiest way to bring depth and flavour to your lamb dishes. Whether it’s soups, braises, stews, pies, or gravy, the building blocks for all of them start with a good, fresh stock. The flavour a stock imparts is unrivalled, but equally, it provides dishes with body and structure. Roast the lamb bones first for added flavour and then simmer for hours with choice vegetables, herbs, and spices until all the flavour, nutrients, and gelatine are released from the bones. Once you start making homemade stocks, you won’t look back.

Lamb bones alongside carrots, black peppercorns, and a chopped onion.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
  2. Place the lamb bones in an oven tray and roast for 25-minutes.
  3. Carefully transfer the bones, along with the fat, to a large pot and cover with cold water.
  4. Set over high heat and bring to a boil, skimming off any foam or scum that rises to the surface with a ladle. Add all the other ingredients and reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer. Cook for 4-hours.
  5. Remove from the heat and let sit for 30-minutes, then pass through a sieve.

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For 15 years George worked in some of London’s most loved restaurants, including Padella and Primeur, and had a 5-year stint as Head Chef at the Garden Museum Café. George earned rave reviews for his simple, thoughtful cookery, his dishes were firmly rooted in the classics, and always paid homage to the produce. In 2021 George realised a long-held ambition and released his first cookbook entitled, A Year In The Kitchen. It celebrates the annual cookery cycle, taking readers on a journey through the British seasons, showcasing native produce, and inspiring year round creativity. In 2022 George left London behind, and moved back home to Yorkshire. His passion for seasonal cookery and reverence of quality British ingredients proved that for George, home is where the heart is. Like his food, George is led by the seasons, he’s open to new opportunities, and always following his heart.