Means Lamb You Can Eat With A Spoon Food

MEAN'S LAMB YOU CAN EAT WITH A SPOON

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.

LAMB IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large sauce pan and add garlic.
• Brown the lamb all over and then add the tomato and onion and toss around a bit more.
• Add all the other ingredients and stir well before covering with water.
• Allow to boil for a while (maybe 20 minutes) and then you can turn down on low-medium to a slow rolling boil to cook the sauce down (maybe another 30 minutes or more).
• When the sauce is a little thick (not like paste but not water either) it should be done.
• Be sure to check the lamb to make sure it's done in the middle before you stop cooking it.
• Serve over spaghetti noodles and top it with a little parmesian cheese OR over rice or couscous.

LAMB WITH BRAISED LENTILS

Steps:

• Mix together the lemon rind, rosemary, sage and garlic and rub over the lamb steaks, then squeeze the lemon juice over the lamb steaks.
• Heat a large non-stick pan until hot and, over a medium-high heat, add the lamb steaks (and some of the lemon juice that has dripped off them when you transferred them to the pan) and fry for 1 minute on each side.
• Remove the lamb from the pan, and set aside.
• Add the bacon, onions, carrot and celery to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes or until they are beginning to soften.
• Add the lentils and the stock - and any of the herbs and garlic that didn't make it into the pan earlier when you were browning the lamb steaks - and, over a high heat, return the lamb to the pan and bring the mixture to the boil.
• Reduce to a low-medium heat and simmer gently for 30-40 minutes or until the lentils are tender and most of the stock has been absorbed.
• Serve the lamb with potatoes mashed with buttermilk or low-fat milk. If the potatoes have been made ahead of time - and if you like spinach - mix through the mashed potatoes a packet of frozen spinach, which has not only been thawed, and thoroughly-drained but has also had all excess moisture squeezed from it.
• Chef's Note: Since I posted this recipe and last made this dish, I have found and posted the most fabulous recipe for vegetable stock, which is now my standard vegetable stock recipe: Vegetable Stock Recipe #135453.

LAMB WITH DILL AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Salt& pepper lamb cubes.
• Heat butter in sauce pan and saute lamb until it is light brown, no more red or pink.
• Add onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add in the wine and broth and dill.
• Cover the pot and cook for 1 1/2 hours or until lamb is tender.
• Mix in sour cream and heavy cream.
• Remove the lamb and set aside.
• Cook the sauce for 10 minutes over low heat.
• In another small sauce pan cook mushrooms in lemon juice with salt and pepper for about 5 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and peas to lamb sauce and cook for 5 to 10 minutes until peas are warmed.
• Return lamb to sauce.
• Serve over white rice.

LAMB YOU CAN EAT WITH A SPOON

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.