Cumin Scented Rack Of Lamb In A Honey Red Wine Sauce With SautÉed Potato Cake Recipes

CUMIN LAMB STEAKS WITH SMASHED POTATOES, WILTED SPINACH AND RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the aroma of the garlic has mellowed. Add the brown sugar and red wine, then bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow to boil for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat, cover, and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, season the lamb steaks with salt and pepper to taste. Press the cumin seeds into the steaks on both sides. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the steaks, and cook on both sides until cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium. Remove the steaks to rest in a warm spot. Place the spinach into the hot skillet, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cook until the spinach has wilted.
• Mash the potatoes with the sour cream and butter; season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, mound a serving of mashed potatoes onto the center of a dinner plate. Top with the spinach and a lamb steak. Strain the red wine sauce overtop.

HONEY-GLAZED RACK OF LAMB

Steps:

• Make red wine sauce:
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and carrot and sauté until deep brown, about 12 minutes. Add beef broth and next 4 ingredients; boil 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Mix flour and 1 tablespoon butter to paste in bowl. Whisk into sauce. Simmer until sauce thickens, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes. Strain. Set aside.
• Make lamb:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk honey, soy sauce and mustard in small bowl to blend; add 2 tablespoons glaze to sauce. Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet. Brush each rack with some of remaining glaze. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of lamb registers 130°F, brushing often with more glaze, about 35 minutes.
• Rewarm sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cut lamb between bones into chops. Serve chops with sauce.

RACK OF LAMB WITH RED-CURRANT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Add lamb bones and brown well, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add shallot; sauté 1 minute. Add stock, vinegar and wine and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 1 hour. Strain broth into heavy medium saucepan; whisk in jelly. Blend butter and flour in small bowl until smooth. Bring sauce to boil over medium heat. Whisk in butter mixture. Simmer until sauce thickens and is smooth, whisking constantly, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving, whisking frequently.)
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle lamb with thyme, salt and pepper. Add 1 lamb rack to skillet; brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Place browned lamb rack, meat side up, on rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with second lamb rack. Roast lamb until thermometer inserted into center registers 125°F for medium-rare, about 12 minutes. Let lamb stand 5 minutes. Cut lamb between bones into individual chops. Arrange chops on 4 plates. Spoon sauce over and serve.

HONEY-GLAZED RACK OF LAMB WITH WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare a greased baking sheet.
• For the wine sauce, in a saucepan melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add in the onions and carrots; saute for about 12-13 minutes, or until deep dark brown, adding in the garlic the last 3 minutes.
• Add in beef broth, red wine, chicken broth, tomato paste and fresh rosemary; simmer for 10-12 minutes.
• Mix 1 tablespoon soft butter with 1-1/2 tablespoons flour to make a paste; whisk into simmering sauce, stir until thickened (about 3-4 minutes).
• Using a strainer, strain the sauce and set aside.
• To make the lamb, in a bowl whisk together honey, soy sauce and Dijon mustard.
• Add in 2 tablespoons of the mixture to the wine sauce, whisk to combine.
• Season the lamb racks with salt and pepper and a little garlic powder.
• Place the racks on a large baking sheet.
• Brush both sides of the racks with the the honey/soy glaze (leaving out some glaze to brush on while cooking).
• Cook/roast until the lamb for about 35 minutes, or until the temperature of the lamb reaches 130F (do not overcook the lamb!) brush with more glaze once during cooking.
• Rewarm the sauce, season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the lamb between the bones and serve the sauce with the lamb.
• Delicious!

ROASTED RACK OF LAMB WITH WHITE BEAN PUREE AND RED WINE REDUCTION

Steps:

• Heat olive oil for red wine reduction in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and celery; saute until slightly brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add Cabernet, tomatoes, apple, vinegar, butter, and garlic; simmer until sauce has reduced and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 15 to 30 minutes. Strain and keep warm.
• At the same time, combine beans, butter, and garlic for bean puree in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook for about 25 minutes, then puree with an immersion blender, adding white whine to thin if needed.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, rosemary, mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in the bowl of a food processor; pulse gently until blended.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in an oven-proof skillet over high heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper and sear racks on both sides until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Coat racks liberally with bread crumb mixture.
• Transfer to the preheated oven and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (68 degrees C), 12 to 15 minutes. Allow racks to rest before cutting into 2-rib servings.
• Place ribs in the center of serving plates. Drizzle reduction sauce on and around the ribs and spoon the bean puree into slight mounds on 3 sides outside the reduction.

ROAST RACK OF LAMB WITH CRANBERRY AND RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Get your butcher to trim racks of lamb for roasting; trimmed racks ready for roasting are called "frenched".
• In a small bowl, mix together salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Season lamb with salt/pepper mixture.
• Place racks upright, with bones supporting one another in a a small roasting pan.
• Roast lamb in preheated 425 F oven for 25 minutes (for rare), 30 minutes (for well done).
• Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before carving.
• Pour drippings ino a small bowl and skim off fa layer with a teaspoon; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add cloves and saute for 20 seconds.
• Add jellied cranberries, red wine and thyme and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, strain into a clean pan and return to boil.
• Stir in vanilla, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Pour reserved dripings into the sauce and return to boil.
• Strain into a serving dish.
• Serve with the lamb.