Indulge in a culinary masterpiece with our pepper-crusted lamb loin, an exquisite dish that tantalizes the taste buds with its symphony of flavors. The lamb loin, meticulously seasoned with a bold blend of cracked black peppercorns, garlic, and fresh herbs, is roasted to perfection, achieving a delectable crust and a tender, juicy interior. Accompanying this exceptional protein is a trio of extraordinary recipes that elevate the dining experience to new heights. Dive into the creamy indulgence of baby arugula polenta, where the nutty flavors of roasted pine nuts and the subtle earthiness of arugula harmoniously blend. Savor the richness of white truffle tomato demi, a luxurious sauce that captures the essence of umami with its infusion of white truffle oil and the sweetness of sun-ripened tomatoes. Embark on a culinary journey as you explore these meticulously crafted recipes, each a testament to the art of fine dining.
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LAMB LOIN CHOPS WITH WARM POLENTA AND ARUGULA SALAD
Steps:
- Combine herbs with a drizzle of olive oil and salt and pepper. Rub onto chops. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
- For the Polenta Salad: Bring the stock to a boil. Stir in polenta and lower heat. Continue to stir until bubbling. Add garlic, cheese, parsley and salt and pepper, to taste. Stir well. Pour into a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- For the sauce: Warm olive oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Remove from heat and add the garlic slivers. Combine with the lamb stock, soy sauce and a few drops of lemon juice. Keep warm.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees To assemble the plate, invert the polenta onto a cutting board and cut into 1-inch squares. Grill or pan-roast the lamb chops to desired temperature, about 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Warm the polenta "croutons" in the oven in a nonstick, ovenproof saute pan. When hot, toss the croutons with the arugula, olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper.
- Arrange 2 lamb chops on each plate with some salad and spoon warm sauce over the meat.
CARAWAY AND FENNEL CRUSTED LOIN OF LAMB WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the seeds in a coffee grinder and grind to a powder. Place the mixture on a plate. Season the loin with salt and pepper to taste and dredge on all sides with the spice mixture.
- Heat the oil in a medium skillet over high heat until almost smoking. Sear the lamb on all sides until golden brown. Transfer the lamb to the oven and roast for 8 to 10 minutes for medium-rare doneness. Remove and let rest.
- Place the skillet on top of the stove over high heat. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Add the shallots and cook until soft. Add the wine and cook until reduced by three-quarters. Add the stock and cook until reduced by half. Whisk in the mustards and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint.
- Serve with Braised Napa Cabbage with Red Wine Vinegar and Mint and Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes with Green Garlic Butter.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place cabbage in a roasting pan, stir in the vinegar, honey, and chicken stock and season with salt and pepper. Cover with foil and roast in the oven until wilted, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the mint.
- Place the potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water, and add 2 tablespoons of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until soft. Drain well and place back in the pan over low heat. Add the cream and green garlic butter and mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place the butter, garlic, and herbs in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
ARUGULA-STUFFED LEG OF LAMB WITH ROASTED SPRING VEGETABLES
Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Categories Garlic Lamb Onion Potato Roast Easter Dinner Asparagus Arugula Carrot Spring Gourmet Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- For arugula filling:
- In a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat, cook garlic in olive oil, stirring, until it begins to turn pale golden, then add arugula in batches, stirring and turning over with tongs until slightly wilted before adding each new batch, and continue sautéing until completely wilted, about 1 minute more. Season with salt, and transfer arugula filling to a large sieve set over a bowl to drain. Let cool.
- For lamb:
- With a food processor running, add garlic cloves, one at a time, through feed tube, and finely chop. Add oregano, lemon zest, olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to processor, and pulse until paste is well blended.
- Pat the lamb dry. Arrange it, boned side up, on a work surface. Patch any holes with slices of meat from the edge, and season it with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Rub boned side with half of oregano paste, then top it evenly with all of the arugula mixture, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges.
- Beginning with a short side, roll up lamb, enclosing arugula (the rolled roast will appear messy and ungainly, but once it's roasted, it will look delicious). Snugly tie roast closed, crosswise at 1-inch intervals and around the length, with kitchen string.
- Transfer lamb to a roasting pan and rub it all over with the remaining oregano paste. Let it stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Put oven rack in middle of oven and heat oven to 450°F.
- Roast lamb for 30 minutes.
- Prepare vegetables while lamb is roasting:
- Cut each onion lengthwise into eighths, and halve potatoes or quarter if large. Toss onions, potatoes, and carrots with 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Scatter vegetables (not including asparagus) around lamb in the pan, then reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and roast lamb until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of thickest part of roast registers 130°F for medium-rare meat (test temperature in several places), 40 to 50 minutes more. Transfer lamb to a platter and tent loosely with foil, then let it stand for 30 minutes.
- While lamb is standing, increase oven to 450°F, then stir vegetables in pan, and continue to roast until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Toss asparagus with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/8 teaspoon salt, and scatter among roasted vegetables, then continue to roast until asparagus is just tender, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer vegetables with a slotted spoon to a serving dish, and keep warm, loosely covered. Reserve roasting pan.
- For sauce:
- Skim any fat from the pan drippings in roasting pan, and set roasting pan over 2 burners over medium-high heat. Add wine and deglaze the pan by boiling the liquid, scraping up the brown bits, for 1 minute. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, then boil until reduced by half (to about 1/3 cup). Add chicken stock and any juices that have accumulated on the platter, and boil the sauce until reduced to about 2 cups. Reduce heat to a simmer.
- Stir the cornstarch mixture, then add it to simmering sauce; continue to simmer sauce, stirring, for 1 minute. Season sauce with salt and pepper and keep it warm.
- Discard the strings from the lamb, then carve lamb into thin slices on a cutting board and serve it with sauce and vegetables.
CREAMY POLENTA WITH CORN, PARMESAN AND ARUGULA
This creamy, peppery and mouthwatering vegetarian dish is easy on the budget as well as the eyes.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and 1 teaspoon salt; sauté 4 to 7 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add water, milk and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Increase heat to medium-high; heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
- Very slowly stir in cornmeal with whisk. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened slightly. Stir in frozen corn; cover. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 minutes. Reserve 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Stir remaining cheese into polenta.
- In large bowl, beat oil, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper with whisk until well blended. Add arugula; toss to coat.
- Divide polenta among 4 bowls. Top each serving with salad; sprinkle with reserved tablespoon cheese. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 550, Carbohydrate 63 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 4 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1260 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 1/2 g
PEPPER-CRUSTED LAMB WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES
Here's a bistro-style entrée that's easy to make using supermarket ingredients and the oven does most of the heavy lifting. While the broccolini and potatoes roast up to crispy perfection virtually unsupervised, you'll get to work coating lamb loin chops in crushed black peppercorns and giving them a good sear in a skillet. A quick pan sauce made with shallots and red wine ties everything together for a delicious and surprisingly simple meal.
Provided by Shira Bocar
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Lamb Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. On a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and toss. Roast about 15 minutes. Flip potatoes and move them around to the perimeter of the baking sheet. Add Broccolini to center and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and toss. Roast until vegetables are tender, 20 minutes more.
- Season chops on both sides with salt and crushed peppercorns. Heat a large skillet over medium-high; swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Add 4 chops and cook until a thermometer registers 130°F, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate; repeat with other 4 chops.
- Wipe skillet clean and reduce heat to medium. Add 1 tablespoon oil and shallot and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add wine and any leftover juices from plate; bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half. Remove from heat and stir in butter and season with salt. Serve lamb with vegetables and sauce.
Tips:
- For a perfectly cooked lamb loin, use a meat thermometer to ensure it reaches an internal temperature of 135°F (57°C) for medium-rare, or 145°F (63°C) for medium.
- To make sure the polenta is creamy and smooth, whisk it constantly while it cooks. You can also add a little butter or cream for extra richness.
- If you don't have white truffle oil, you can substitute another type of truffle oil or a few drops of truffle essence.
- To toast the pine nuts, heat a small skillet over medium heat and add the pine nuts. Cook, stirring constantly, until the pine nuts are golden brown and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
- To make the white truffle tomato demi, simmer the tomatoes, white wine, shallots, and garlic in a saucepan until the tomatoes have softened and the sauce has thickened. Stir in the white truffle oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Conclusion:
This pepper-crusted lamb loin with baby arugula, roasted pine nut polenta, and white truffle tomato demi is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The lamb is cooked to perfection and the polenta is creamy and flavorful. The white truffle tomato demi adds a touch of luxury to the dish. This recipe is sure to impress your guests.
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