Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Peter Gunn’s lamb neck wrapped in parsley recipe Food Peter Gunn’s lamb neck wrapped in parsley recipe Preparation time 30 Mins Cooking time 160 mins Serves 8 Alex Russell’s Alejandro range of wines, new to Wine Selectors, is really wowing the Panel and his 2014 Montepulciano would be ideal with the lamb. A delicious example of this Italian variety, it’s savoury and ripe yet lively and fresh with a plush core of black fruits and just the right amount of tannic grip to counter the fat in the lamb. It’s a great alternative to lamb’s traditional partner, Cabernet Sauvignon. INGREDIENTS Lamb confit 2kg lamb neck, trimmed, sinew removed 200g sugar 200g salt 50g parsley stalks 1 tsp juniper berries 2 litres canola oil Roast parsley 3 bunches flat leaf parsley ,washed, dried, trimmed Mint syrup 1/3 cup, chopped mint leaves, firmly packed 95g raw sugar 100g white sugar 160ml water METHOD Lamb confit: combine sugar, salt, parsley stalks and juniper berries in a bowl. Coat lamb neck in this mixture. Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour. For roast parsley: place parsley in a roasting pan and cover with foil. Roast for 15 minutes or until tender. Remove from tray and season with sea salt. For the mint syrup: combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce mixture by half. Remove from heat. Remove lamb from cure and cover with oil. Place pan on the cook top, on a low very low heat for 160 mins or place in a 160ºc pre-heated oven for 2 hours or until tender. Allow to cool. Increase oven to 200ºC. Lay parsley flat on a clean surface. Place lamb portion in the centre and brush heavily with mint syrup. Wrap each portion to create a parcel. Roast parcel for 4–5 minutes to warm through. Serve with pickled asparagus with green olive sauce. Food Preparation Time 30 Mins Cooking Time 160 mins Serves 8 Shop Dessert Wine You might also like Food Louis Tikaram Changes The Game Words by Alastair McLeod on 1 Oct 2024 Food Analiese Gregory's Potato Galette Recipe Words by Alix Clark on 18 Jul 2024 Food Lyndey Milan’s Family chicken pie Discover more Dessert recipes Food Dave Pynt And The Fires Of Creation Words by Nick Ryan on 7 Jan 2025 Food Chocolate soufflé with Shiraz syrup Food Madeleines with chocolate cherry sauce & candied orange praline