Braised lamb shanks
Lamb shanks are good value, and as each one is a portion, serving is a cinch. You can braise the shanks up to two days ahead
Wild mushroom & potato cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Make up to one day ahead
- More effort
- Serves 8
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- 100g dried porcini mushrooms
- 140g butter
- 2 garlic clovesfinely chopped
- 1kg large potato
Nutrition:
- kcal245
- fat15g
- saturates9g
- carbs22g
- sugars1g
- fibre3g
- protein6g
- salt0.31glow
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. tip the mushrooms into a bowl and pour over boiling water to just cover them. Leave to cool, then drain (reserve the stock for another time), squeezing out excess liquid.
step 2
Heat about a fifth of the butter in a pan and stew the garlic over a low heat for 3-4 mins. Throw in the mushrooms and continue to cook for 15-20 mins until tender. Season well and set aside.
step 3
Peel and slice the potatoes (don't wash them, as the starch holds the cake together). Butter a 20cm ovenproof pan, then overlap a layer of potatoes on the bottom. Build up the cake with layers of potato, scatterings of mushroom, dots of butter and seasoning, finishing with a layer of potatoes. Cover with foil and bake for 50-60 mins, until a knife slides into the cake easily. Remove from the oven, run a knife around the outside to make sure it doesn't stick, then leave to relax for at least 5 mins. Carefully invert onto a baking tray, cool and keep in the fridge. To serve, heat in the oven until piping hot and cut into wedges.
