Nori lamb surprise

Yield: 4 Servings S

Ingredients:

500 g Sugar
500 ml Water
100 g Ginger
1 Lemon grass root
3 Cloves garlic
3 Red chillies
1/2 bn Mint chopped
50 g Fresh coriander
50 ml Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
10 ml Sesame oil
4 Lamb racks FILLING:
1/2 c Carrot julienne
1/2 c Turnip julienne Sml pkt sweet pickled ginger
1 pk Burdock
4 Chinese mushrooms
8 Fresh scallops
1 Sliced mango Portion of egg roll
4 Sheets nori (seaweed) Butter and oil CHILLI CAPSICUM:
2 cn Red pimento drained
1 Onion peeled and chopped
100 ml Vinegar (white)
2 Red chillies
100 g Sugar

Instructions:

To prepare the sauce: boil sugar water ginger lemon grass garlic and chillies. Reduce until a thin syrup is formed. Strain and discard solids. Add chopped mint coriander fish sauce and sesame oil. To prepare the chilli capsicum: blend all ingredients in a blender until mixture is a smooth consistency. Mix with sauce in bowl. Cover and store in refrigerator. To prepare lamb loin: butterfly the loin with a sharp knife and flatten. Place a quarter of filling ingredients in each loin in order of listing. Roll up each loin tightly. Roll one sheet of nori around the loin. To cook lamb loin: melt butter and oil in a teflon pan. Roll loin around in pan just long enough to cook. Do not cook over too high heat or nori will shrink from the loin. Transfer to a baking dish and bake in a preheated 190C oven for 5-10 mins. Turning 2-3 times until the lamb loin is firm and cooked. Serve it cut or whole with rice and fresh vegetables. Note* To prepare egg roll: make as an omelette roll and cut into thin strips. Recipe compliments of Magnus Johansson.