Lamb Lemonato With Hibiscus Food

HIBISCUS-MARINATED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Make marinade:
• Bring water to a boil with garlic and peppercorns. Add hibiscus flowers and gently simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let marinade steep 30 minutes. Pour marinade through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids, then discard solids. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved, and chill until cold.
• Marinate lamb:
• Remove most of fat from lamb and put lamb in double layer of sealable plastic bags with marinade. Marinate lamb, chilled, turning bag over once or twice, 12 to 24 hours.
• Roast lamb:
• Remove lamb from bag, reserving marinade, then transfer to a roasting pan just large enough to hold it. Pat lamb dry and rub with oil, then season generously with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Put lamb in upper third of oven and reduce heat to 350°F. Roast until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of leg (without touching bone) registers 125°F, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer lamb to a platter, cover with foil, and let stand 15 to 25 minutes (internal temperature will rise to about 135°F).
• While lamb is standing, pour reserved marinade into roasting pan. Straddle pan across 2 burners and boil marinade, scraping up brown bits, until reduced to about 1 cup.
• Add any meat juices that have accumulated on platter and whisk in jelly and salt and pepper to taste. Add butter and swirl or shake pan until incorporated. Pour sauce through a fine sieve into a sauceboat to serve with lamb.

BIFTEKIA - GREEK HAMBURGER PATTY

Steps:

• Saute the onion in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until it turns golden.
• In a large deep bowl, mix the minced meat, the sauted onion, the eggs, tomatoes and herbs with your hands and season.
• Wet your hands with cold water and knead the mix until it is light and fluffy. Then let it settle in the refrigerator for about an hour.
• Rub your hands with olive oil and form the biftekia so that they are all the same size, but not too thick.
• Grill or bake for 6-8 minutes on each side.

LEMONATO (PORK DISH)

Steps:

• Heat oil in frying pan.
• Dip medallion sized pieces of pork first in egg, then in parmesan cheese and fry.
• Do the same with the mushrooms after the pork is almost done.
• When both sides are brown and crispy, remove from heat and serve on plate with lemon juice squeezed over it and a sprinkle of pine nuts!

LAMB LEMONATO WITH HIBISCUS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and brown the meat.
• Add the garlic and onions, then the cumin and salt and pepper.
• Add the lemon juice, hibiscus flowers and add water to cover the meat,
• Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.