
BBQ Lamb Breast & Malt Vinegar Sauce

British
Succulent, slow-cooked lamb breast infused with aromatic spices and paired with a flavourful Sarson’s malt vinegar sauce. Recipe created as a collaboration between Sarson’s and Helen Graves – Great British […]
Ingredients
1 lamb breast, weighing approx 1.3kg
1 tbsp of ground white pepper
1/2 tbsp of onion powder
1/2 tbsp of garlic powder
1 tbsp of brown sugar
1 tbsp of flaky sea salt
1 tbsp of mustard powder
8 bay leaves, crushed in a pestle and mortar into flakes
200ml of Sarson's malt vinegar
2 tbsp of caster sugar
2 tbsp of mint, leaves picked and finely chopped
2 tbsp of tarragon, leaves picked and finely chopped
4 tbsp of mayonnaise
6 dashes of Sarson’s Worcestershire sauce
Method
- These ribs are best slow cooked on a barbecue but of course can still be slow cooked in an oven at 160°C/gas mark 3 for 2.5–3 hours. If cooking on a barbecue, set up a kettle barbecue for indirect cooking.
- Blend all the rub ingredients together and rub all over the lamb.
- Place the lamb belly, skin-side down, on the opposite side of grill to the coals and pop the lid on. Set the air flow to 1/4 open at the base and leave a small crack (2mm) in the vent holes on the lid.
- Cook for 3 hours, the heat will initially be around 200°C but will drop through the cooking and settle at about 120°C for the bulk of the cooking. You should turn the belly every 45 minutes.
- To make the dipping sauce, add the sugar and finely chopped herbs to the vinegar and give it a good stir until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the mayo and whisk until it's incorporated. Add the Worcestershire sauce and give it a final whisk.
- Once the ribs are cooked, remove from the barbecue, allow to cool a little and chop them roughly. Pour over about 1/2 of the sauce, if you like, retaining the other half for dipping.