Name: Lamb, caramelised onion and kumara baskets
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200 gram kumara, cut into small cubes; spray oil; 3 sheets filo pasty; 50 gram butter, melted; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 red onions, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 2 lamb backstraps, trimmed; 80 gram goat's cheese, crumbled; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; mint leaves and yoghurt, to serve

Ingredients

200 gram kumara, cut into small cubes

spray oil

3 sheets filo pasty

50 gram butter, melted

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 red onions, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

2 lamb backstraps, trimmed

80 gram goat's cheese, crumbled

1 tablespoon maple syrup

mint leaves and yoghurt, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Lightly grease a 12-hole medium muffin pan.

2.Place kumara on a lightly greased baking tray. Spray with oil and season to taste. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until tender. Set kumara aside.

3.Working quickly, layer filo sheets together, brushing each with butter. Cut evenly into 8 squares. Gently push squares into prepared holes. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden.

4.Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a medium frying pan on high. Saute onions for 4-5 minutes, until tender and lightly browned. Blend in sugar and vinegar, stirring over low heat, for 10-15 minutes, until caramelised. Transfer to a bowl.

5.Heat remaining oil in same cleaned pan on medium. Cook lamb for 3-4 minutes each side, until cooked as desired. Remove from pan and rest, covered, 5 minutes. Slice thinly.

6.Combine lamb and kumara with onion. Divide mixture evenly between baskets. Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with maple syrup. Top with mint leaves and serve with yoghurt.

Leave out the lamb for a vegetarian option.
Note

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