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Grand Lamb Backstrap & Potato Frites

Grand Lamb Backstrap & Potato Frites

with Café De Paris Butter & Sautéed Greens
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on June 29, 2026
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Calories
449 kcal
Protein
38.4g protein
Preparation Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • May contain traces of allergens

Indulge in this French-inspired meat and veg; featuring rich lamb, vibrant veggies and crisp 'frites' or fries. Pair tender lamb with home-made Café de Paris butter - far from a basic condiment, its complex blend of herbs and spices is the ideal creamy accompaniment to this decadent dish. This recipe is under 650kcal per serving and under 40g carbohydrates per serving.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 sachet

Paprika Spice Blend

(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy)

1 packet

Green Beans

3

Garlic

1 packet

Dijon Mustard

1

Zucchini

300 g

Lamb Backstrap

1 packet

Parsley

2

Potato

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

30 g

butter

(Contains: Milk)

Energy (kJ)1880 kJ
Calories449 kcal
Fat25.5 g
of which saturates13.2 g
Carbohydrate21.5 g
of which sugars5.7 g
Dietary Fibre7.1 g
Protein38.4 g
Sodium530 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan
Baking Paper

Cooking Steps

Bake the frites
1

• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced.
• Cut potato into thin fries.
• Place fries on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive 
oil, season with salt and toss to coat.
• Bake until tender, 20-25 minutes. 


TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide the fries 
between two trays. 

Get prepped
2

• Meanwhile, thinly slice zucchini into sticks.
• Trim green beans.
• Finely chop garlic and parsley.
• To a small bowl, add the butter and allow to come 
to room temperature. 

Sauté the greens
3

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over 
high heat.
• Cook zucchini and green beans, tossing, until 
tender, 4-5 minutes.
• Add half the garlic and cook until fragrant, 
1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Season to taste with 
salt and pepper and cover to keep warm. 

Cook the lamb
4

• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a 
drizzle of olive oil.
• Season lamb backstrap on both sides.
• Cook lamb, turning occasionally, for 8-10 minutes
for medium or until cooked to your liking.
• In the last minute of cook time, add half the 
paprika spice blend to lamb, turning to coat. 
Transfer to a plate to rest for 5 minutes.

Make the Café de Paris butter
5

• While lamb is resting, to the bowl with butter, add 
parsley, Dijon mustard (see ingredients), the 
remaining garlic and remaining paprika spice
blend. Mash to combine. 

Finish & serve
6

• Slice lamb.
• Divide lamb backstrap, potato frites and sautéed 
greens between plates.
• Top lamb with Café de Paris butter to serve. Enjoy! 

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Feb 2026
  • Flavour: Customers praised the lamb's quality and taste, describing it as beautiful and very tasty.
  • Ease of prep: Some found it helpful to trim excess fat and sinew from the lamb backstrap before cooking.
AI-generated from customer reviews

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