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Lay your steaks on the grill (indoor or outdoor)
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Season each with salt and pepper and place under (or on) a very hot grill and leave for 3 minutes
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Turn steaks and season other side.
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Back under grill for another 3 minutes
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Whilst the steaks are grilling mix together, in a bowl, the mint sauce, lemon juice and the ketchup to make the minty sauce - or you can make this ahead of time and keep in a lidded jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks
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Remove from grill and brush on the minty sauce and put back under grill for 2 minutes
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Remove from grill, turn and repeat
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The minty sauce should have bubbled and blackened SLIGHTLY.
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The steaks are now ready to serve.
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I serve with vegetables and garlic roast potatoes - for that dish see my recipe for garlic roast sweet potatoes
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For the mint sauce:
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Put all ingredients into a blender and blitz until the mint is chopped into tiny pieces
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Scrape into a small saucepot and place over a medium heat until it reaches boiling stage.
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Keep stirring as it heats adding a little more water initially to keep it from sticking.
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When the sauce begins to bubble turn heat to low and through simmering allow all of the excess water to evaporate.
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Now you need to get the taste right.
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The sauce should have a glutinous consistency.
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If it is very thick, taste and decide which liquid to add - if it tastes very strong, maybe a tablespoon of water, if too sweet then vinegar (usually the malt) if at this point it is too acidic then add a few more drops of glucose syrup.
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Mint sauce is all a matter of personal taste
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When you have the correct consistency and taste, remove from the heat and allow to cool before transferring to a sterilised jar.
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Refrigerate for up to 4 weeks.
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For a more liquid sauce to pour over your lamb roast - add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 4 tablespoons of malt vinegar to 2 tablespoons of your prepared mint sauce And transfer to a sauce boat for serving