Slow Cooked Lamb Sandwiches With Marinated Artichokes Food

SLOW-COOKED LAMB SANDWICHES WITH MARINATED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Make the lamb: Preheat oven to 325. Season lamb with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add lamb; cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.
• Pour off half the oil from pot, and return to heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened and begin to color, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in thyme, allspice, 1 teaspoon salt, the bay leaf, and mint.
• Return lamb to pot, and add wine; bring to a simmer, and stir in tomatoes. Turn lamb to coat with sauce, and return to a gentle simmer. Cover, and transfer to oven. Cook until lamb is very tender, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Let cool completely in pot on a wire rack. Transfer lamb and sauce to an airtight container, and refrigerate overnight.
• Scrape fat from surface of sauce; discard bay leaf. Transfer lamb to a cutting board, reserving sauce; cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, and shred. Lamb and sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 5 days.
• Meanwhile, prepare the artichokes: Squeeze lemon halves into a large bowl of cold water; add halves. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, snap off tough outer leaves until half-green-half-yellow leaves are exposed. Using a chef's knife, cut off dark-green top of artichoke until pale part remains. Using a paring knife, peel the dark-green layer from base and stem; trim bottom part of stem. Scrape out purple leaves and fuzzy choke with a spoon, and discard. Halve artichoke lengthwise. Cut heart into 2 or 3 wedges. Rub artichokes with lemon as you work, and drop into lemon water.
• Bring vinegar, salt, and 3 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add artichoke hearts; bring to a simmer. Cover partially, and reduce heat to medium; cook until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Drain; let cool. Cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Put artichoke hearts, garlic, chile, oil, and mint into a nonreactive bowl; toss gently to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 day (up to 1 week).
• Make the sandwiches: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shredded lamb; cook, without stirring, until browned and sizzling, about 4 minutes. Stir; reduce heat to medium. Stir in about 3/4 cup sauce. Cook until just heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Layer escarole, lamb, 3 or 4 artichoke slices, and mint on bottom half of each roll. Sandwich with top halves of rolls.

GRILLED LAMB SANDWICHES WITH APRICOT AND JALAPENO RELISH

Steps:

• Slice the lamb into 1/4-inch-thick slices and sprinkle with the sumac, salt and pepper. Place in a food storage bag or bowl and add a rosemary sprig and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar. Set aside.
• Add the apricots, honey, mint, parsley, garlic, remaining tablespoon balsamic and leaves from the remaining 2 sprigs rosemary to a food processor. Turn on and stream in the oil. Add the jalapenos, a generous pinch of salt and fresh black pepper and pulse together until a relish texture is formed. Add 1/3 cup of the mix to the lamb for marinating. Seal and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to a day ahead. Keep the remaining relish refrigerated until ready to use.
• For the walnut and herb pesto: Add the walnuts, basil, mint, parsley, Parmesan, garlic, olive oil, walnut oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to a food processor. Process until thoroughly combined. Adjust the seasoning and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• Remove the lamb from the marinade and let come to room temperature before cooking.
• Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to high. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Add the marinated lamb slices to the grill and cook, 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
• You can wait for the lamb to cool, then assemble the sandwiches, or you can make ahead of time, then refrigerate, and build the sandwiches when the lamb is cold.
• Sliced the bread pieces in half horizontally and toast in the oven just until the cut sides are crispy, about 3 minutes.
• Drizzle the lightly toasted bread with olive oil. Evenly spread the pesto and the reserved relish on the cut sides of the bread. Layer the lamb on the bottom piece of each sandwich. Top with some arugula and red onion. Lightly drizzle each with olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place the other half of the bread on top of each sandwich. Wrap each sandwich in waxed or parchment paper and pack for a picnic.

SLOW-COOKED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Place onion in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the oregano, thyme, garlic powder, salt and pepper; rub over the lamb chops. Place chops over onion. Top with garlic. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until the meat is tender.

LAMB IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add lamb and cook until outside is browned, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and add onion to the oil in the skillet. Saute until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Place onion in the bottom of a slow cooker pot and place the lamb roast on top. Mix water, soy sauce, garlic, and onion soup mix together and pour over the roast. Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove roast, cover lightly with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes before carving. Mix butter and flour into a paste. Add small pieces of this paste to the hot cooking liquid, mixing well to incorporate. Cook until sauce reaches desired thickness, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Slice roast thinly and serve with gravy.

TOASTED ARTICHOKE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the artichokes, pepper and onion in oil until tender; stir in cheese. Remove from the heat., In a food processor, combine mayonnaise and tomatoes; cover and process until finely chopped., Spread four bread slices with half of the mayonnaise mixture; layer with a spinach leaf, artichoke mixture and remaining spinach. Spread remaining bread with mayonnaise mixture; place on top. Butter outsides of sandwiches., On a griddle, toast sandwiches for 2-3 minutes on each side or until bread is lightly browned.