Best Braised And Grilled Breast Of Lamb Recipes

ROASTED LAMB BREAST

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You know I love lamb, as evidenced by the various chops, shanks, legs, and shoulders I've featured in the past. Here we have a brand new cut to celebrate, the lamb breast.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Lamb

Time 2h55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon paprika
4 pounds lamb breast, separated in two pieces
½ cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
⅓ cup white wine vinegar, more as needed
1 lemon, juiced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon honey
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pinch salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Combine chopped parsley, vinegar, fresh lemon juice, garlic, honey, red pepper flakes, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well and set aside.
Whisk olive oil, salt, cumin, black pepper, dried Italian herbs, cinnamon, coriander, and paprika in a large bowl until combined.
Coat each lamb breasts in the olive oil and spice mixture and transfer to a roasting pan, fat side up.
Tightly cover roasting pan with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven until the meat is tender when pierced with a fork, about 2 hours.
Remove lamb from oven and cut into four pieces.
Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place lamb pieces on it. Brush the tops of each piece with fat drippings from the roasting pan.
Bake lamb until meat is browned and edges are crispy, about 20 minutes.
Increase the oven's broiler to high and brown lamb for 4 minutes. Remove from oven.
Serve lamb topped with parsley and vinegar sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 622.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 180.4 mg, Fat 45.3 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 46.2 g, SaturatedFat 16.8 g, Sodium 1301.6 mg, Sugar 1.8 g

BRAISED BREAST OF LAMB

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This is a great way to get the most out of a cheaper cut of meat that many have forgotten how to cook. Breast of lamb is a less expensive cut, but excellent if you know what to do with it. There is excess fat on lamb breast, so trim away all you can prior to cooking. From the Fanny Farmer Cookbook.

Provided by Molly53

Categories Lamb/Sheep

Time 1h45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon fat
3 lbs lamb breast
1 tablespoon thyme, crumbled
2 cups water, boiling
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1/2 onion, peeled and studded with
3 whole cloves
1/2 cup turnip, peeled and cubed
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
salt, to taste

Steps:

Melt the fat in a heavy pot.
Add the breast and brown lightly on both sides.
Sprinkle with thyme and add water.
Add carrot, clove-studded onion, turnip, and pepper.
Lower heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Remove as much fat as possible with a spoon and salt to taste.
Cut ribs into serving pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 46.4, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 3.5, Sodium 24.3, Carbohydrate 4.1, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.9, Protein 0.5

BRAISED AND GRILLED LAMB SHANKS

Why do so many recipes have you brown lamb shanks and other tough meats when the long braising needed to make them tender ends up breaking down the lovely, crisp crust? The simple answer is that browning creates complex flavors, but it also creates a spattery mess. So here's a solution: grill or broil the shanks after braising. This will give them the ultimate crust, and the braising liquid will serve as a succulent sauce.

Yield makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks (each about 1 pound)
1 cup port or red wine
8 garlic cloves (don't bother to peel them)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice, or to taste

Steps:

Combine the lamb shanks, port, and garlic in a skillet just large enough to hold the shanks. Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil; cover and turn down the heat so that the mixture simmers gently. Cook, turning about every 30 minutes, until the shanks are tender and a lovely mahogany color, at least 2 hours and more likely longer.
Remove the shanks and strain the sauce. If time allows, refrigerate both separately; skim the fat from the top of the sauce. Preheat a grill or broiler until quite hot; the rack should be 4 to 6 inches from the heat source.
Grill or broil the shanks until nicely browned all over, sprinkling them with salt and pepper to taste and turning as necessary; total cooking time will be about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, reheat the sauce gently; season it with salt and pepper, then add the vinegar or lemon juice. Taste and add more seasoning if needed. Serve the shanks with the sauce.
Anise-Flavored Lamb Shanks (or Short Ribs): For an Asian-flavored main course, braise the meat in a mixture of 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 cup water, 5 thin slices peeled fresh ginger, 5 whole star anise, 4 garlic cloves, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Proceed as directed, finishing the sauce with rice or white wine vinegar.

BRAISED AND GRILLED BREAST OF LAMB

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Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dinner, main course

Time 3h

Yield 3 - 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 breast of lamb
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 sprigs parsley
1 sprig thyme
1 bay leaf
6 peppercorns
1/2 cup dry white wine
5 to 6 cups chicken stock or white veal stock
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon finely chopped Nicoise black olives
1 tablespoon minced red onion
1 teaspoon minced fresh chives
1 tablespoon minced sweet red pepper
1 bunch mache, rinsed and dried

Steps:

The day before you are planning to serve the lamb, trim all surface fat from it. Select a heavy oven-proof skillet large enough to hold it. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Heat three tablespoons of the oil in the skillet. Add the carrot, celery, onion, garlic and parsley and saute until the vegetables begin to brown. Remove the vegetables from the pan, add the lamb and cook on both sides until it is lightly browned.
Return the vegetables to the pan along with the thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns, wine and stock. Cover and place in the oven for about two-and-a-half hours, until the meat is very tender when pierced with a fork.
Remove the lamb from the skillet and immediately pull out the bones. They should slip out easily. Place the lamb on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cover with another piece of parchment paper and weight with a board or a dish topped with a few tin cans. Refrigerate overnight.
Simmer the cooking liquid down until it is reduced to about two cups, then strain and degrease it. You will need a third of a cup of this liquid; the rest can be frozen for another use.
Mix the one-third cup of lamb liquid with the remaining ingredients except for the mache to make a sauce.
To serve, cut the lamb into squares, strips or triangles. Broil or grill the pieces of lamb on each side until warmed and lightly seared. Serve with some of the leaves of mache on the side and drizzle the sauce on top.