Lamb With Parsley Gravy

Ingredients

4 Tbs. freshly chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
12 lamb cutlets, trimmed
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs. oil
wineglass red wine
1/4pt/150ml lamb stock or beef stock
new potatoes and green beans to serve

Instructions

1) Mash half the parsley in a mortar with garlic. Reserve.

2) Season cutlets with plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Then cook in a little oil according to preference. Remove from pan and keep warm.

3) Remove excess fat from the pan, keeping the meat juices. Pour red wine into pan scraping up all the sediment. Bring to bubbling point, then add remaining parsley and stock. Simmer until reduced by a third. Season to taste.

4) Arrange cutlets on warmed plates and top each cutlet with a little parsley and garlic mix. Pour the gravy around cutlets. Serve together with new potatoes and green beans.