Lamb & rosemary envelopes

Lamb & rosemary envelopes

Cook lamb steaks with herbs and wrap into a puff pastry parcel - you'll need just five ingredients

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Plus chilling time
Freezable

Method

  1. Season on the lamb all over and sprinkle with chopped rosemary. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the lamb for about 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Transfer to a plate and leave to cool.
  2. Unroll the pastry and cut into four rectangles. Roll out each piece large enough to enclose the lamb.
  3. Place a lamb steak on each piece of pastry, then pop 1 rounded tbsp cranberry sauce on each.
  4. Brush the pastry edges with a little beaten egg, then fold over to enclose the lamb, pinching the edges to seal. (You can freeze at this point, or prepare and chill up to 4 hours ahead.) Place on a baking sheet and chill for 20 minutes to set the pastry (if there's time). Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C.
  5. Brush the parcels with beaten egg, stick a rosemary sprig into the top of each and bake for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden. Serve with your choice of green vegetables.

PER SERVING

583 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 34 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 0.25g, sugar 6g, salt 0.95 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2002.

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  • 12 November 2007

    Helen's rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Enjoyed this but some of the pastry didn't crisp up because of the juices released from the meat during cooking.

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  • 21 November 2007

    Woobes commented on this recipe

    change the herbs, try fresh rosemary as well as Thyme, oregano not readily available.

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  • 19 December 2007

    inspiration rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love the lamb (i like my pastry on the soggy/soft side on the base!). Great to freeze, became a great freezer ready meal stand-by. Found the sauce a bit sweet though.

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  • 03 January 2008

    mine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    great recipe, but mine always turn out looking "homemade",never as pretty as the picture! I use waitrose's cranberry & port jelly or watkins redcurrant jam. Taste's great with braised red cabbage.

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  • 26 January 2008

    sneauxdrop rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Easy recipe to make, but I couldn't make the parcels as nicely as they appear in the picture. Tasted ok.

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  • 12 February 2008

    becca1920 rated this recipe

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  • 28 February 2008

    helen commented on this recipe

    Cooked this last night for something different - although my other half was a bit dubious about cranberry sauce with lamb, he's firm believer of mint sauce only! However, it was absolutley delicious!!! Would definately recommend to anybody, very easy, and very tasty!

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  • 28 February 2008

    helen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    forgot to rate it

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  • 08 July 2008

    Steph rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We cooked this for a family Sunday dinner - it was really lovely with new potatos veg and gravy. If you want to avoid the pastry being soggy underneath just put a piece of ready made pancake (you can get these from any supermarket) underneath the meat - cut into a piece a little larger than the lamb). You can't tell it's there when you eat it but it does socak up the juices and stop your pastry going soft!

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    12 October 2008

    Dee commented on this recipe

    This was a really tasty meal, but really messy to make! It does not say on the recipe but I think I should have sprinkled flour on the pastry! It stuck to my hands to the board I laid it on, and they ended up as pastry piles! If you manage to get them looking like on the picture, well done! Still even if u dont they still taste great! Also on the instructions for the pastry it said to leave it out of the fridge for twenty mins before use, and I did not realize that and when I did read it, did not leave it as was impatient to get on. So dont know if that made any difference too? Any tips for pastry, welcome plse!

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  • 28 December 2008

    Woody rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was a doddle to make and it froze really well. I always flour my worktop / rolling pin and hands when rolling pastry to avoid sticking and always have the pastry at room temperature too. Delicious - will def have again - maybe with a port gravy next time.

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  • 09 March 2009

    rosieshearma commented on this recipe

    They looked great just like in the picture, however they were not for me, I was not impressed at all.

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  • 24 May 2009

    Lindsey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Served it with some new potatoes, carrots and broccoli. Didn't look like the picture but tasted lovely. Would definitely have again and cook for friends and family.

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  • 23 July 2009

    HellsBells rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Mine looked nothing like the picture... Also totally forgot to buy Cranberry sauce so improvised with chopped sun-dried tomatoes, garlic (tiny bit), rosemary and sugar - popped that on top of the lamb before wrapping it up. Tasted really scrummy, will definately do again.

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  • 09 September 2009

    Mrs Horse rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these for my relatives and they turned out sooooo goood and just like the picture. I didn't try one on that particular occasion but tonight we have dinner guests and I will make them again and definitely try one!

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  • 10 September 2009

    Mrs Horse commented on this recipe

    So yes i made these again last night and actually tried one this time - sooooo good! I used the healthy option lamb steaks but they were quite wee so i just put 2 into each parcel - they turned out perfectly and everyone LOVED them!

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  • 09 December 2009

    Geordie Tyke rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely recipe. I don't really like lamb but my husband does so I made it as a (very rare) lamb treat for him. It turned out perfect. I sat the lamb on a piece of bread to soak up the juices and it done the job brilliantly. The pastry came out crisp both on top and underneath. I served it with spinach, mash and carrots.

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  • 19 August 2010

    Lyndia rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Thought there was too much cranberry sauce in the parcels, and it made the pastry a bit too soggy. Possibly using less cranberry would be an improvement but we weren't impressed with the flavour combination.

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  • 06 September 2010

    CaptainPrice123 commented on this recipe

    i'm doing this recipe for my GCSE coursework it looks really nice :)

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  • 07 October 2010

    Vicky rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've cooked these twice now and they've looked like the photo both times. I only use a very little amount of cranberry sauce though so you only get a slight hint of it as most people in my family do not like cranberry sauce very much. Everyone enjoys them, even me and I don't normally like steak :)

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Plus chilling time
Freezable

Ingredients

  • 4 rounded tbsp cranberry sauce
  • 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • leaves from 3 sprigs of rosemary , chopped, plus 4 sprigs
  • 4 boneless lamb leg steaks about 100g/4oz each
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PER SERVING

583 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 34 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 0.25g, sugar 6g, salt 0.95 g

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