An under rated piece of meat.

Hi everyone

My husband loves mutton, hogget to some. He finds it more flavoursome then lamb and is very happy when we can find it and he can enjoy a roast. Mutton is so underrated here. Its often hard to find with lamb always preferred in the shops. But I thought Id give it a plug with a recipe close to my heart - Loin of mutton with kumara and orange.

Ingredients

1 boned loin of mutton
500 gm kumara (sweet potato), peeled and chopped
1 small onion chopped
2 teaspoons butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
zest and juice of an orange
salt and pepper

Baste - combine:
juice of one lemon
juice of one orange
25 gm melted butter
pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 180 'C (350 F). Boil the kumara in salted water until tender and mash. Mix together the baste.

Fry the onion in butter for a couple of minutes. Add sugar, orange juice and zest. Season. Mix into the kumara mash.

Spread the mash on the loin and roll up. Tie with strings. Bake for 30-40 minutes basting several times while cooking.

You can use the juice from the roasting pan to make a gravy by thickening with a small amount of combined cornflour and water.  Carve the meat and enjoy with sides of fresh blanched beans or asparagus. Yum

Enjoy xx