Hi this is ME....on Gremolata and Jamie's Lovely Lamb Pie - Thursday, 19th December, 2013.

My lovely lamb pie all ready to be eaten!!!

Jamie's "Lovely Lamb Pie" - my supper version tonight....

Hi there,

Before dashing off this morning, I made my first batch of Gremolata - see my blog post of 18th December, 2013, yesterday in fact, talking about this dish I'd come across in that magazine at my hairdresser's salon at the weekend.

I knew of the dish, for I'd seen it in Elizabeth David's book - "Italian Food" - Penguin Paperback edition, but resisted the urge to make it.  After chatting about it yesterday, I began to think how it's use could be extended, whether it could be and for what.  Online, I came across a gremolata vinaigrette which sounded good, and then I thought about using it for cooking chicken - a roast chicken and an idea I've used quite often, such as filling the space between raw bird and skin, with softened butter, parsley and lemon juice.  The mixture bastes the bird as it roasts as it takes on that lovely golden, crispy skin, we all love so much, as it keeps the meat succulent and tasty.

With the Gremolata mixture combined in my Moulinex, I added 8ozs of unsalted butter and achieved a green creamed mixture, which I wrapped up in the butter paper, leaving it to firm-up in the 'fridge, before cutting it up into squares, bagging three squares per bag, and freezing the mixture for future use.

Here's a photo-shot of the Gremolata ready for freezing -

My bagged Gremolata squares for freezing...



This evening, for supper, we ate my version of Jamie's "Lovely Lamb Pie" from his book - "Save with Jamie"  ISBN 978-0-718-15814-9 , Page 202.  I made a few subtle changes, bearing in ,mind the ingredients of my 'fridge such as shortcrust pastry instead of puff pastry, cooking the meat and veggies in my pressure cooker and not in a casserole with the veggies, cooking the lentils separately and adding gravy granules to the stock for gravy.  I'm pleased to say my pie was very tasty,  finished well and looked good - see for yourself at the top of my post.....somehow, some of my pictures simply won't go where I want them to!!!

happy viewing...and eating!

Daisy