Lamb

In a large bowl, combine lamb and 2 tsp salt. Let sit at room temp at least 1 hour or overnight in frig. In small pot, bring stock to boil. Remove from heat, add apricots, and let sit at least 15 min. Heat oven to 325. In dutch oven w tight fitting lid, warm 2…

Make the sauce: over an open flame or under the broiler, roast pepper until skin is black and blistered. Transfer to heatproof bowl and cover with plate for 15 min. Uncover and rub the skin off, then finely chop the pepper. In 12-in cast iron skillet, heat oil over med-hi heat. Stir in onion and…

Heat a large soup kettle over med-hi. Add ground meat. Cook until it loses its raw color and the meat starts to sizzle. Add 4 of the garlic cloves, cinnamon, oregano, pepper flakes and s&p. Cook until fragrant and spices are well incorporated, 1-2 min. Add tomatoes, sauce and enough wine for a sauce that…

Heat oven to 350. Heat olive oil in large pan over medium., then add the onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 min. Add garlic and stir for another minute or two. Add celery, carrots and ginger and cook for about 5 min, adding more olive oil as needed to make sure ingredients are well coated…

Scatter shanks w rosemary. Heat oil and brown shanks on all sides. Remove from pan. Add onion to pan. Cook w zest UNTIL THE ONION IS BROWN AND CRISPY. Add wine, beef stock and orange juice w s & p, and bring to simmer. Put onion mix in heavy lidded roasting pan and add shanks.…

Peel 1 eggplant and slice 1/4″ thick. Saute in olive oil. Reserve. Halve 3 unpeeled eggplants lengthwise. Saute slowly,cut side down. Remove pulp w/o breaking skin. Chop pulp w lamb. Add onion, mushrooms, garlic, parsley, thyme,stock, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Add 2 beaten eggs. Line oiled 2 qt mold w eggplant skins. Leave enough…

Preheat oven to 425. Rub salt and pepper into the lamb and place the meat on rack in roasting pan surrounded w onionsand carrots. Roast 30 min, then skim off fat. Reduce temp to 350 and add broth, coffee, cream and sugar. Continueroasting, basting frequently, forty min to 1 hour. Transfer lamb to warm platter…

​In a large bowl mix all salad ingredients together.To make the dressing, mix all the dressing ingredients in a small jar, shake well, then taste. Add more honey or salt if desired.Dress salad with the dressing after the salad is plated.Note: To cook the quinoa, rinse 1 cup in a sieve under a cold running…

Heat the oven to 375°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Combine all meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands. Form into 30 balls (about 2 teaspoons each) and place on a baking sheet. Bake until meatballs are no longer pink in the middle, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine…

In mixing bowl, combine lamb, shallots, garlic, mint, Creole seasoning, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and egg. Mixwell. Form into 12 small patties. In saute pan, over med. Heat, render the bacon until crispy, about 6-8 min. Using aslotted spoon, remove and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 T fat. In bowl, combine bacon, red…