Lambshoulder Chops Avec Creamy Asparagusricottacurry Sauce Recipes

LAMB CHOPS WITH RED WINE AND ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season lamb chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Add the oil to the skillet. Add chops to the pan cook 4 minutes.
• Turn chops over and cook 3 minutes longer.
• Remove chops from the skillet and set aside in a warm place.
• Pour off all but 2 tsp of fat from skillet. Add the garlic and shallot. Cook until they become transparent and tender.
• Add the wine, rosemary, and parsley, stirring up browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Simmer over high heat until syrupy. That will take about 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and continue to simmer until sauce is reduced by about half.
• Combine butter and flour in a cup (beurre manie).
• Stir mustard and cream into sauce. Adjust seasonings. Bring to a boil.
• Add beurre manie to sauce and stir well until incorporated into sauce and sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat.
• Plate chops, 2 per plate, and add sauce over top. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
• Serve Immediately.

LAMB CHOPS WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION

Steps:

• In a small bowl or cup, mix together the rosemary, basil, thyme, salt and pepper. Rub this mixture onto the lamb chops on both sides. Place them on a plate, cover and set aside for 15 minutes to absorb the flavors.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place lamb chops in the skillet, and cook for about 3 1/2 minutes per side for medium rare, or continue to cook to your desired doneness. Remove from the skillet, and keep warm on a serving platter.
• Add shallots to the skillet, and cook for a few minutes, just until browned. Stir in vinegar, scraping any bits of lamb from the bottom of the skillet, then stir in the chicken broth. Continue to cook and stir over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has reduced by half. If you don't, the sauce will be runny and not good. Remove from heat, and stir in the butter. Pour over the lamb chops, and serve.

LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• For the spice rub and lamb: Stir together the salt, pepper, coriander, cayenne and lemon zest in a small bowl. Season the lamb chops on both sides with the spice rub. Allow to sit at room temperature while you make the mint sauce.
• For the mint sauce: In a food processor, add the mint, parsley, anchovies, garlic and some red pepper flakes. Process, adding olive oil as you go, until the sauce is just loose enough to drizzle. Taste and add salt if needed.
• Heat a grill pan or grill on medium-high heat. Oil the grill and pat the chops dry. Grill the lamb until done to your liking, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve with the mint sauce and Baked Sweet Potato with Sour Cream and Mint.
• Pierce the sweet potato several times with a fork and microwave on high according to the manufacturer's instructions until cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Cut the potato open, add the sour cream and snip the mint leaves over the top to garnish.

SKILLET LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown lamb chops in oil. Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°).

BRAISED LAMB SHOULDER CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season lamb chops with salt and pepper. Sear lamb in hot oil until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove chops to a plate to drain, reserving drippings in the skillet.
• Saute onion and garlic in reserved drippings until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer drained lamb chops to a baking dish; add onion mixture. Sprinkle rosemary over the chops. Pour beef broth and red wine into the baking dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 3 hours.
• Remove lamb to a serving platter. Carefully drain liquid from baking dish into a saucepan and place over medium heat. Beat cornstarch and water together in a bowl using a whisk to assure no lumps remain; stir into the liquid in the saucepan. Add Worcestershire sauce and cook until the liquid thickens into a gravy, about 5 minutes.

PAN-SEARED LAMB CHOPS WITH MUSTARD-THYME SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, blacked cracked pepper, sea salt, minced garlic in a medium bowl. Mix.
• Arrange lamb chops on a large plate. Pour the marinade over the lamb chops. Make sure the lamb chops are covered with the marinade from all sides.
• Let the lamb chops sit at room temperature in this marinade for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat in a large skillet until hot. Add lamb chops.
• Cook on medium-high heat about 4 minutes on one side. Then 4 minutes on medium heat on another side.
• Remove the lamb chops from the skillet.
• Add wine to the same skillet and bring to boil.
• Add mustard, fresh thyme, and minced garlic.
• Bring to boil and reduce the sauce, until it thickens. It should take a couple of minutes.
• Add back the pan-seared lamb chops.
• Simmer on low-medium heat to heat them through.
• Season the sauce with salt and cracked black pepper, if needed.
• Note: Make sure the lamb chops are cooked to medium. If not, cook them in the sauce, covered with the lid, for a couple of minutes. Then, remove from heat, and allow the lamb chops rest, covered until they are cooked through.
• To serve, spoon the sauce over lamb chops and sprinkle more fresh thyme on top.

BAKED LAMB CHOPS RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix the olive oil, chopped fresh rosemary, grated garlic clove, and some salt and pepper in a shallow dish, which is large enough to hold all the lamb chops in a single layer. Place the lamb chops in the container and turn around a few times to coat the chops with the marinade. Leave to marinate for about 1 hour at room temperature. Turn the chops in the dish a couple of times in between.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius/ 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Peel the potatoes and cut them into wedges.
• Place the wedges on the prepared baking tray, sprinkle with olive oil, ground sweet paprika, dried rosemary, some salt, and pepper. Rub generously with the mixture. Place in the oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until half-done.
• Make some space between the potatoes. Place the lamb chops there and continue baking for another 15 minutes. The lamb chops should be pink inside after 15 minutes; if you want them well done, leave them in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes more. If your lamb chops are thinner, check them sooner, you should not overcook them.

LAMB/SHOULDER CHOPS - AVEC CREAMY ASPARAGUS/RICOTTA/CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare MARINADE the night before your dinner party.
• Of the MARINADE and SAUCE ingredients mix ONLY first seven in your Processor, or Blender.
• Reserve last four ingredients for future use.
• Remember to use only the first seven ingredients.
• Remove excess fat from around the outside of shoulder chops.
• Leave the bone in, if there is one.
• Place chops in a covered container large enough to accommodate all, even if you have to"double-row" them.
• Pour MARINADE over shoulder chops, cover and place in refrigerator.
• Allow to marinate 24 hours; be sure the chops are all well covered with the MARINADE.
• Baste chops periodically to ensure good saturation.
• Keep covered during the marinating process.
• Next day, when you are ready for cooking: Remove shoulder chops from MARINADE; pat dry with paper toweling and set aside.
• Reserve the MARINADE for later use in the sauce preparation.
• In a saucepan and 1/2 cup water, over medium heat,cook asparagus spears for 5-7 minutes.
• Because of the quantity, you may have to do this in a couple of batches.
• Remove asparagus spears from water and reserve for use in SAUCE preparation.
• Discard the water.
• Skin the Roma tomatoes by dipping in very hot water for a few minutes; the skin should slide off easily.
• Slice off the tops and discard; cut skinned tomatoes in half, lengthwise.
• Cover and set aside for later use.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp of the olive oil; add the butter. (Watch it does not burn).
• Saute all the onions, stirring frequently; transfer to a small bowl.
• Mix in 1/2 Tbsp grated parmesan or Romano cheese. Cover and set aside for later use.
• In the same skillet, add a little more olive oil for browning.
• Lightly cook tomato halves, flat side only, until just brown.
• Transfer to a plate and sprinkle balance of grated parmesan or Romano cheese on the tomatoes; Cover and set aside for later use.
• Add water to two eggs and beat well with a hand mixer or rotary beater.
• At this point you should take out your shallow oven pan or a shallow pan large enough to accommodate all the chops at one time.
• PREHEAT OVEN TO 325°F.
• In four separate containers, place the milk, flour, well-beaten eggs, bread crumbs, Add more olive oil to the skillet, as needed.
• Prepare the chops in the following order: Soak in milk, dredge in flour, dip in beaten eggs, finally in bread crumbs.
• Brown both sides of chops quickly in skillet; remove to shallow oven pan.
• Give the onions and grated cheese an additional toss to coat well.
• Spoon onions over the breaded chops, dividing equally.
• Top-off with one tomato half, flat side down, on each chop.
• Use up all of the grated cheese bits, as well.
• Bake uncovered, in preheated oven for 35 minutes.
• Turn down oven to 275°F and continue cooking for an additional 10 minutes.
• While the meat is baking, prepare the Creamy, Asparagus/Ricotta/Curry Sauce SAUCE PREPARATION: In a saucepan, over medium heat, bring MARINADE/SAUCE mixture to a boil.
• Turn heat down and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes, mixing occasionally.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
• Add cooked asparagus, ricotta cheese and a little of the cooked MARINADE/SAUCE mixture to your food processor.
• Process on "pulse cycle" for a few minutes or until ricotta cheese and asparagus are well blended.
• Continue to gradually add all of the MARINADE/SAUCE mixture, through feed tube, until smooth.
• You now have the basis for the SAUCE.
• Transfer SAUCE to saucepan; bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Put all of the cornstarch into a medium-sized bowl.
• Make a roux by gradually whisking 35% cream (or whipping cream) into the cornstarch, whisking continuously, until all of the cream has been used, and roux is very smooth.
• Gradually,and gently transfer about 1/4 cup of the SAUCE mixture to the roux.
• Continue whisking as you gradually add additional SAUCE to the roux.
• Remember you are working with very hot ingredients; please be careful; do not burn yourself.
• Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, whisking continuously.
• Turn down heat as low as possible.
• Allow to thicken while whisking.
• Whisk again, just before spooning onto chops.
• Turn off the oven.
• Transfer Lamb Chops from oven pan to dinner plates.
• Spoon the CREAMY ASPARAGUS RICOTTA/CURRY SAUCE over the Lamb Chops, and serve while still hot.

LAMB CHOPS RECIPE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Sprinkle the lamb chops with salt and black pepper.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Lightly coat the lamb chops with flour and place them in the hot skillet. Sear until well browned, turning once. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the mushrooms, green onions, garlic, and butter to the skillet.
• Cook the vegetables, stirring, for 4 minutes. Add the beef broth and red wine and simmer until reduced by about one-third.
• Add the lamb chops to the sauce, cover the skillet, and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until lamb chops are done as desired.

LAMB SHOULDER CHOP RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare all ingredients for the lamb shoulder chops recipe.
• Chop garlic and break down the fresh rosemary; combine with oil, salt and pepper in a large ziplock bag.
• Add lamb shoulder chops into the seasoning and leave it to marinate for at least an hour.
• Preheat the skillet on high heat. Remove all seasoning from the lamb shoulder chops and add them to the skillet. Cook for about 6 minutes on each side.
• Let lamb shoulder chops rest for about 5 minutes before serving.

EASY PAN SEARED LAMB CHOPS WITH MUSTARD CREAM SAUCE (READY IN 30 MINUTES) -

Steps:

• Lamb Chop Prep: The day before - Place the minced rosemary and garlic in a small bowl with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Trim off any excess fat (or stray bones) from the lamb chops, leaving a thin layer of fat about 1/8 of an inch. Place the lamb chops in a single layer in a shallow baking dish and season all sides with salt and pepper. Smear the garlic-rosemary-oil on both sides of each lamb chop. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over-night.
• Prep: The day of - Bring the lamb to room temperature for 30 minutes. Mince the shallot and juice the lemon. Have the sprigs of rosemary and thyme ready. Put the other ingredients near the stove or have them measured and waiting.
• Cooking: Heat a large frying pan (non-stick or stainless) over medium high heat. When hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil, swirling to coat the pan. Add the lamb chops in one layer and turn heat down to medium. Let the lamb chops cook undisturbed for 6-7 minutes. Turn and cook again for another 6-7 minutes depending on how rare you like your lamb chops. Remove the lamb to a plate and cover loosely with foil.
• Mustard Cream Pan Sauce: Turn the heat down to medium-low and add the shallots, sauteing until softened. Add the beef broth and brandy and bring the heat back up to medium. Simmer for 1 minute and add the mustard, Worcestershire sauce and erythritol. Stir or whisk to combine.
• Whisk in the cream and add the sprig of rosemary and thyme. Let simmer for 7- 8 minutes or until almost your desired consistency - it will thicken as it cools. Add the lemon juice and butter, stir. Simmer until the sauce is glossy and thick. Check the seasoning.
• Remove the sprigs of rosemary and thyme before saucing the lamb chops and serving.

LAMB CHOPS WITH GARLIC-ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop garlic. Pat lamb dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sear lamb 3 minutes. Turn lamb over and sear 2 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer lamb to 4 plates. Add garlic, rosemary, lemon juice, and stock to skillet and deglaze over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Whisk in butter. Pour sauce over lamb.

LAMB CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the chops, seasoned with salt and pepper, flattening them occasionally with a metal spatula, for 4 minutes on each side for medium meat. Transfer the chops with a slotted spatula to a small platter and keep them warm, covered loosely with foil.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat and in the remaining fat cook the garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until it is pale golden. Add the onion and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and the soy sauce and cook the mixture over moderately high heat, stirring, until the liquid the mushrooms give off is evaporated. Add the vinegar and boil the mixture until the liquid is evaporated. Add the wine and the thyme and boil the mixture until almost all the liquid is evaporated. Stir the cornstarch mixture, add it to the skillet, and bring the sauce to a boil, stirring. Season the sauce with salt and pepper, spoon it over the chops, and sprinkle the chops with the parsley.

LAMB CHOPS WITH CREAMY MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a small mason jar. Cover it with a lid and shake until all the ingredients are combine.
• Place lamb chops on a large plate/casserole and pour the marinade over the lamb chops. The marinade sauce should cover all sides of the lamb chops.
• Let the lamb chops marinade for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat and add lamb chops.
• Cook on medium-high heat about 4 minutes on each side and until it gets the internal temperature of 160F.
• Remove the lamb chops from the skillet and set aside.
• Add wine to the same skillet and bring to boil.
• Add mustard, fresh thyme, and minced garlic and bring to boil until the sauce gets thick. It's about 2-3 minutes.
• Add back to the skillet the pan-seared lamb chops.
• Simmer on low-medium heat for a minute or two.
• Season the sauce with salt, cracked black pepper and fresh thyme.