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SPOON LAMB



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Ana Sortun, the chef at Oleana restaurant in Cambridge, Mass., finished culinary school in Paris in 1988. But the education of her palate wasn't complete, she said, until she apprenticed herself to the Tunisian chef Moncef Meddeb in Boston, then began traveling to Turkey and Greece in the 1990's. Now, Ms. Sortun's food at Oleana is defined by its generous use of seasonings used in balance. Her signature lamb stew has a juicy dose of pomegranate, but its intensity is smoothed out with a final squeeze of lemon juice and (that old cooking school favorite) cold butter.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     dinner, project, main course

Time 3h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons canola oil
6 lamb shoulder chops, 10 to 12 ounces each
2 1/2 cups dry red wine
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground cumin
6 cloves garlic, smashed
2 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
1 large onion, peeled and quartered
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses (sold in Middle Eastern markets)
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
1 lemon, halved
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 lamb chops and brown on both sides, about 4 minutes a side. Remove chops to a roasting pan big enough to hold all the lamb; they can be fitted in snugly.
  • Pour off any fat from skillet and deglaze with 1/4 cup red wine, scraping up browned bits. Pour over chops in roasting pan. Wipe skillet clean with paper towels and repeat with remaining 3 chops.
  • Sprinkle cumin over lamb in roasting pan. Add garlic, carrot, onion, remaining 2 cups wine and enough water to reach halfway up chops. Cover with two sheets of aluminum foil and seal tightly. Braise in oven 2 1/2 hours, until falling off bone.
  • Remove lamb from pan and strain juices into a bowl. Reserve carrots and discard remaining solids. Refrigerate braising liquid until fat rises to surface and can be skimmed off and discarded, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days. (Lamb and carrots can be refrigerated separately.)
  • In a skillet big enough to hold lamb, simmer liquid until reduced by about half and thickened but not syrupy. Stir in pomegranate molasses and butter and season with salt and pepper. Squeeze in one lemon half. Taste and add more lemon and salt, if necessary. Reheat lamb and carrots in sauce over low heat, turning occasionally, for 10 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with mint, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1066, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 80 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 53 grams, SaturatedFat 34 grams, Sodium 1134 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MEAN'S LAMB YOU CAN EAT WITH A SPOON



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This is one of the most succulent lamb dishes you will ever taste. Long slow cooking makes the dish. This is an adopted recipe from the RecipeZaar account, and I am delighted to be the new owner of such a winning recipe. The size of your leg of lamb is everything in this recipe so please use the Zaar measurement converter ( bottom of the page) to calculate your cooking time as if will vary greatly if you have a very small or very large leg of lamb. (For example 2.8 kg leg = 6.1 lb and would cook for just over 6 hours after the browning stage) If you like this sort of meat, then I'd also recommend my recipe "New Zealand High Country Sheep Station Roast Lamb #186000" because it gives a similar result with fewer steps... (admittedly without the excellent gravy though) Since my home country that my DH jokingly calls Kiwistaan has an excellent reputation for Lamb, I will be assigning this one to ZWT REGION: New Zealand.

Provided by kiwidutch

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 6h40m

Yield 1 whole leg of lamb

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 leg of lamb
2 onions, peeled & quartered
6 garlic cloves
10 shallots, peeled
1 (750 ml) bottle red wine (Zinfandel)
4 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 ounces pancetta, chopped
4 tablespoons tomato paste
fresh rosemary or thyme
4 bay leaves

Steps:

  • Cut most of the fat from the lamb.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in the pot and brown lamb slowly on all sides, about 15 minutes.
  • Or you can brown in the oven in a roasting pan on high heat.
  • preheat oven to 325°.
  • Remove browned lamb& set aside.
  • Sauté onion, shallots and garlic ( with pancetta, if used) until caramelized-about 20 minutes.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Discard fat in pan.
  • Add wine and 2 cups stock and boil rapidly until reduced by half, scraping up any browned bits.
  • Add herbs,tomato paste and reserved vegetables to pan.
  • Return lamb, fat side up, to the pot.
  • If needed, pour in enough additional stock to reach two-thirds of the way up sides of meat.
  • Cover tightly and bake until done, basting often to keep the lamb from becoming dry.
  • As the meat cooks and is constantly basted, the rich sauce is absorbed and the meat becomes very succulent.
  • The dish is done when the lamb falls off the bone in pieces when prodded with a fork - this takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour per pound (lb) (metric = 1 hour per 450 g).
  • (after browning).
  • Plan on seven hours total for an entire leg of lamb. ( example calculation is based on a 2.8 kg / 6.1 lb leg).
  • Remove the lamb to a platter.
  • Cover with heavy foil to keep warm.
  • Pour off all the liquid into a saucepan, skim the fat and boil down about 20 minutes, until it is rich and thick.
  • Correct the seasoning and serve as a sauce over the lamb and vegetables.
  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve with Potato & Root Vegetable Mash or Roasted Vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1242.8, Fat 29.9, SaturatedFat 5, Sodium 4144.4, Carbohydrate 92, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 21.9, Protein 22.8

LAMB YOU CAN EAT WITH A SPOON



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Categories     Lamb     Bake     Dinner

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 2.8 kg leg of lamb
2 onions
6 garlic cloves
10 shallots, peeled
1 750 ml bottle red wine
4 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 ounces pancetta, chopped
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 fresh rosemary or thyme
4 bay leaves

Steps:

  • 1/ Cut most of the fat from the lamb. 2/ Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 3/ Heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in the pot and brown lamb slowly on all sides, about 15 minutes. 4/Or you can brown in the oven in a roasting pan on high heat. 5/preheat oven to 325°. 6/ Remove browned lamb& set aside. 7/ Sauté onion, shallots and garlic ( with pancetta, if used) until caramelized-about 20 minutes. 8/Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. 9/ Discard fat in pan. 10/ Add wine and 2 cups stock and boil rapidly until reduced by half, scraping up any browned bits. 11/ Add herbs,tomato paste and reserved vegetables to pan. 12/ Return lamb, fat side up, to the pot. 13/ If needed, pour in enough additional stock to reach two-thirds of the way up sides of meat. 14/ Cover tightly and bake until done, basting often to keep the lamb from becoming dry. 15/ As the meat cooks and is constantly basted, the rich sauce is absorbed and the meat becomes very succulent. 16/ The dish is done when the lamb falls off the bone in pieces when prodded with a fork - this takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour per pound (lb) (metric = 1 hour per 450 g). 17/ (after browning). 18/ Plan on seven hours total for an entire leg of lamb. ( example calculation is based on a 2.8 kg / 6.1 lb leg). 19/ Remove the lamb to a platter. 20/ Cover with heavy foil to keep warm. 21/ Pour off all the liquid into a saucepan, skim the fat and boil down about 20 minutes, until it is rich and thick. 22/ Correct the seasoning and serve as a sauce over the lamb and vegetables.

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