Braised Lamb Chops En Cazuela With Potato Artichoke Gratin And Red Wine Reduction 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.

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.

BRAISED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• heat oil in large pan on stovetop, med hi heat.
• add onions and garlic, cook to soften.
• combine spices, rub on both sides of chops and brown on both sides.
• remove from pan.
• add wine, to deglaze the pan, reduce to half.
• add water, bring to boil.
• add chops and juices back to pan, cover, simmer 1 hour.

PROVENçAL BRAISED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
• Pat chops dry and season with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total). Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook garlic, stirring constantly, until golden, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate. Brown chops in 2 batches, turning once, about 4 minutes total per batch. Transfer to a plate.
• Add onions, bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits, then remove from heat.
• Peel potatoes and slice about 1/8 inch thick. Scatter half of potatoes in a shallow 3-quart baking dish, then top with half of onions. Scatter garlic, thyme, and olives over onions, then top with lamb chops. Repeat layering remaining potatoes and onions, then pour wine, broth, and meat juices over top.
• Bake, uncovered, basting top with juices once or twice, until potatoes are tender and browned on top and meat is tender when pierced with tip of a knife, about 1 1/2 hours.

BRAISED LAMB CHOPS WITH RED WINE AND FIGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season lamb with fennel seeds, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in large high-sided ovenproof skillet over high heat. Sear chops until well browned, about 5 minutes per side.
• Add wine and vinegar. Boil until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Add stock, figs, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil.
• Braise lamb in oven, covered, for 45 minutes. Uncover. Braise, basting often, until lamb is tender and just falling off the bone, about 45 minutes more. (If liquid is not saucelike, simmer over medium-high heat until thickened.) Serve lamb with sauce.