serves
4
prep
10 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Ingredients
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 500 g lamb backstrap
For the jerk sauce
- 100 g spring onion
- 10 g ginger
- 5 g garlic
- 5 g habanero chilli
- 60 g soy sauce
- 60 g olive oil
- 1 lemon, finely zested
- 20 g lemon juice
For the wattleseed tortilla
- 250 g masa corn flour
- 10 g ground wattleseed
- 5 g salt
- 150–200 g warm water
For the rivermint salsa
- 50 g finely chopped tomato
- 10 g finely chopped red onion
- 1 tsp rivermint, finely chopped
Resting time: 5 minutes
Instructions
- To make the jerk sauce, combine the ingredients in a blender and blitz until smooth. Set aside.
- To make the wattleseed tortillas, in a large bowl, combine the corn masa flour, ground wattleseed and salt. Gradually add enough of the warm water until the mixture forms a thick dough, then roll into a ball. If the dough is sticking, add a little masa flour to help prevent sticking. Portion the dough into balls, around the size of golf balls. Use a tortilla press or a flat-bottomed pan to press out into tortillas – make sure you line the tortilla press or tortilla dough with plastic wrap or a press-seal bag to prevent sticking.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add a tortilla to the pan and cook for 10 seconds, then flip. Cook each side for around 1 minute, or until light brown spots form on the tortillas. Wrap the cooked tortillas in a clean tea towel and set aside to keep warm.
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the lamb with salt and black pepper, then sear for 3 minutes per side, or until cooked to your liking. Remove to a plate and rest for 5 minutes.
- While the lamb is resting, combine the ingredients for the rivermint salsa in a medium bowl. Once the lamb has rested, thinly slice.
- Take everything to the table to allow everyone to serve themselves. Spoon a little jerk sauce onto the homemade tortilla and top with grilled lamb and the rivermint salsa then serve.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
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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.
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