Lamb

Karoo lamb rump,roasted butternut pearl barley,pickled cucumber,fig compote

I chose to do this dish as it is a great autumn style dish but can also be served as a warm salad in the summer so its a all versatile dish.It uses really great south african ingredients like karoo lamb and butternut but also the pearl barley is a under used ingredient that most [...]

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The Rhone Valley wine with minted lamb cutlets

Chat-en-Oeuf, 2007

Inspector Grape’s unquenchable thirst for soft and juicy wine takes him to the Rhone Valley to see if the blending of two grape varieties, Syrah and Grenache will live up to the description. Classic Cote du Rhone, 2007, Waitrose £3.99 This young Rhone wine was made from two grape varieties called Syrah and Grenache. Although [...]

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Affordable Bordeaux wine tour

Porte Cailhau, France, 2006

Is there such a thing as affordable Bordeaux that’s not going to ruin your palette?  We embark on an Affordable Bordeaux wine tour! 2006 Porte Cailhau, France, £4.99 Sainsbury This is the cheapest bottle of Bordeaux that Inspector Grape could find, so lets see if its drinkable! Good colour, smells of cedar wood but tastes [...]

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