serves
4
prep
15 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 8 lamb cutlets, flattened with a meat mallet
- ½ cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- ½ bunch parsley, finely chopped
- ½ bunch mint, finely chopped
- 6 stalks thyme, leaves finely chopped
- 3 stalks rosemary, leaves finely chopped
- 1-½ litres canola oil
Danish cucumber pickle
- 2 continental cucumbers, finely sliced into discs
- 2 tbsp fine salt
- ½ cup white wine vinegar
- ½ cup castor sugar
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
- 10 peppercorns
Standing time: 20 minutes. Pickling time: at least one hour.
Instructions
- For the pickle, place the cucumber in a colander, add salt and toss, then leave to sit for 20 mins until soft. Wash well 2 to 3 times and drain. Mix the remaining pickle ingredients together in a bowl until all the sugar has dissolved then combine with the cucumber. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour (The pickle with keep for a few days, refrigerated, but is at its best when fresh and still a little crunchy).
- For the lamb, place the flour in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. To another bowl add the eggs with a splash of water and whisk. Put the breadcrumbs, mint, parsley, thyme and rosemary in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
- Place a lamb cutlet to coat in the flour mixture, then the egg and then breadcrumb mixture. Repeat the process.
- Put the oil in a heavy base medium-large pot and heat to 180°C or use a deep fryer if you have one. Cook the lamb in batches of 2-3 at a time until golden brown. Drain well and serve with the pickles.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
