East West Lamb Recipes

EAST WEST SLOWCOOKER/OVEN LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Trim the fat and sear the lamb in a pan. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add olive oil to the already hot pan and add the spices and onion and fry all the chopped vegetables on high heat for a minute. Turn off the heat. Add hot water and mix everything in the pan and pour in in the slow cooker. Put the potatoes and corn on top, and close the lid. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
• After the given time, remove the lid carefully, lift the slow cooker pot and place it in the oven for about 10 mins at 450 degree F, stirring every few minutes to allow the soup to thicken. I usually turn on the broil for couple mins to allow the corn to broil as well.
• Take out the corn on the cob and the potatoes in a separate plate and dish out the lamb stew and garnish with freshly chopped cilantro. At my home, we have some scliced onions and lemon or lime on the side.
• Enjoy!

ROAST LAMB

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Use a small sharp knife to make about a dozen incisions, each about 2 inches deep, through the fat that covers the top of the meat. Using a mortar and pestle or a blender, blend 2/3 of the anchovies (or 2/3 of the mustard if using), the rosemary leaves and the garlic cloves into a chunky paste. Using your fingers, press paste deeply into incisions.
• Mix remaining anchovies (or mustard) and the butter into a paste. Smear this mixture all over the surface of the roast. Season liberally with black pepper. (Do not add salt; the anchovies are salty enough, and so is the mustard.) Place the lamb on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up, and squeeze the lemon halves over. Pour the wine around the roast into the pan.
• Roast 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast until internal temperature reaches 130 to 135 degrees (for medium-rare or medium meat), about another 60 to 90 minutes. Baste every 20 minutes or so with the wine and drippings in the pan, adding more wine as needed to keep the liquid from scorching. If possible, for the last 15 minutes of cooking, use convection or a broiler to crisp the fat on the roast.
• Remove pan from the oven, remove rack from the pan, and let the roast rest on the rack for at least 15 to 20 minutes in a warm place, tented with foil. The internal temperature will rise to about 140 to 145 degrees.
• To make sauce from the pan drippings, remove a few tablespoons of fat by tipping the pan and spooning off the top layer. Put the pan over medium heat until the liquid simmers. Taste the simmering liquid and whisk in more wine, 1/4 cup at a time, until the consistency and flavor are right. Do not let the mixture become syrupy; it should be a sharp jus, not a thick gravy.
• Carve lamb into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange on a heated platter, decorated with rosemary sprigs. Serve with piping hot gravy.

EAST-WEST LAMB

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of canola or corn oil in a skillet large enough to hold all the ingredients.
• Add the lamb and saute quickly to brown. Remove meat and set aside.
• Add sesame oil and remaining canola or corn oil to skillet. Saute onions, peppers and ginger in hot oil until peppers soften.
• Stir in soy sauce and sherry with reserved lamb just long enough to heat lamb through and serve.