July 22, 2010

This dish was inspired by the pulpitos and white beans I ate recently at Xemei and wrote about on the blog, making use of the small, kidney-bean shaped Ganxet bean local to the Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental, some parts of Maresme and la Selva. Here I’ve paired the beans with slow roasted lamb which has a lovely, summery flavour, but the dish also goes brilliantly with everything from grilled squid and baby octopus, to lamb chops and sausages. Great for summer barbecues.

Ingredients for the beans

• 1 sweet white onion, finely chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, sliced

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 bay leaves

• 500 g cooked ganxet (or cannelli beans), drained

• 1 glass of white wine, or stock

• 1 glass stock or water

• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar

• Sea salt and freshly milled black pepper

Method

1. Sauté the onion and garlic with the bay leaves in olive oil until golden

2. Add the beans, wine and stock and gently simmer for 15-20 minutes

3. Add the sherry vinegar to the beans,

check for seasoning

4. Serve warm

Ingredients for the lamb

• 1.5 kg shoulder of lamb

• 4-5 sprigs fresh rosemary

• 1 tbsp black olive infused salt

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 100ºC

2. Combine the olive salt and oil well into the lamb and sear in a hot pan until the skin is golden

3. Arrange the rosemary sprigs over a baking tray, place the lamb on top and bake for 1.5 to 2 hours until the flesh is tender and falling from the bone

4. Serve in slices on top of the white beans confit, adding a layer of pimientos piquillos in between if desired to give a jolt of colour

July 22, 2010

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