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Ingredients
1 kg lamb chops, trimmed of fat
1 leek, washed and sliced
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Ingredients
250g extra-light cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted (plus a little extra to sprinkle over)
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2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
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