Best Levis Homecoming Lamb Recipes

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BAKED LAMB



Baked Lamb image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 3h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Six 12- to 16-ounce lamb shanks
1 cup red wine
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
6 to 7 whole cloves
2 bay leaves
1 to 2 cinnamon sticks
2 fresh tomatoes, peeled and crushed
1 cup tomato puree
1 tablespoon tomato paste

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the lamb shanks and sear until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the red wine, salt and pepper, sugar, cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon sticks. Stir all the ingredients together. Add the fresh tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste and 2 cups water. Stir well. Cover and let simmer on medium-low heat until the lamb is tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

OUZI LAMB



Ouzi Lamb image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h15m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 27

1 cup vegetable oil
1 boneless leg of lamb
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup diced garlic plus 5 to 6 peeled garlic cloves
4 large yellow onions, cut small
1/4 cup Burgundy wine
1/4 cup Marsala wine
1/4 cup sherry wine
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 or 3 small tomatoes
4 to 5 bay leaves
4 to 5 rosemary sprigs
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 large onions, diced
3 cups long grain rice
3 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 teaspoons butter
1 ounce almond slivers
1 ounce pine nuts
1 cup plain yogurt

Steps:

  • For the lamb: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat oil in a large Dutch oven and sear lamb all around until nicely browned. Remove to a roasting pan and drizzle with apple cider vinegar.
  • Add diced garlic, then onions to the Dutch oven and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add Burgundy, Marsala, sherry, salt, allspice, pepper, cinnamon and 1 1/2 quarts water and let it simmer a few minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, bay leaves, rosemary and the contents of the Dutch oven to roasting pan with the lamb. Cover it tight and roast until tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
  • For the ouzi rice: Meanwhile, add ground beef to a hot pot and cook, stirring and mashing constantly, until cooked, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
  • Place oil and onions in same pot and cook until tender. Add the rice and stir all together, then add the ground beef, salt, allspice, cinnamon, pepper and 4 1/2 cups water. Cover and cook on really low heat for 40 minutes.
  • For the beurre noisette: Cook the butter in a small saucepot until it starts to brown, then add almonds and pine nuts and continue to cook until toasted.
  • Serve chunks of lamb over ouzi rice. Top with beurre noisette and serve with yogurt.

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