Grilled Lamb With Curried Vegetables And Grape And Pine Nut Gremolata Recipes

MOROCCAN GRILLED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Place the garlic, mint, turmeric, coriander, cumin, lemon zest, and 2 1/2 teaspoons salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until finely ground. Add the olive oil and pulse to combine.
• Place the chops in one or two non-metal dishes large enough to hold them in one layer. Spread the garlic and herb mixture evenly on both sides. In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, Sriracha, and lemon juice, and spread it evenly on the lamb chops. Cover, refrigerate, and allow to marinate for 6 to 24 hours.
• Prepare a charcoal grill with hot coals and oil the cooking grate. Sprinkle the lamb with salt and grill 5 to 6 inches above the coals, first with the yogurt side up (marinade and all) for 4 to 5 minutes, then turn and grill for 3 to 4 minutes, until medium rare. Transfer to a clean plate, cover the plate tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the couscous.
• Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook over medium-low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and remove from the heat. Cover the pot tightly and allow the couscous to steam for 10 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the mint and pine nuts. Taste for seasonings and add about 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the stock, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Serve hot.

GRILLED LAMB WITH CURRIED VEGETABLES AND GRAPE PINE NUT GREMOLATA

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add wine and grapes. Simmer over medium heat until almost all liquid is evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add broths. Boil over medium-high heat until reduced to 2 scant cups, about 40 minutes. Strain into measuring cup, pressing on solids to release liquid; discard solids in strainer. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD:Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill.
• For curried vegetables:
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Add curry powder and 3 tablespoons butter. Stir until melted and bubbling. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place potatoes on small baking sheet. Drizzle with 3 teaspoons oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Roast until tender, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut potatoes crosswise into 3/4inch pieces; transfer to medium bowl.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cauliflower and sauté until brown in spots, about 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water, cover, and cook until tender, adding more water by tablespoonfuls as needed, about 3 minutes longer. Transfer cauliflower to bowl with potatoes. Wipe skillet clean. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to same skillet. Add brussels sprouts and sauté until brown in spots, about 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water, cover, and simmer until tender, adding more water by tablespoonfuls as needed, about 3 minutes longer. Transfer to bowl with cauliflower and potatoes. DO AHEAD:Curry butter and vegetables can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand separately at room temperature.
• For gremolata and lamb:
• Bring verjus and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 250°F. Place grapes on rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment or foil. Roast until reduced in size by half, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool.
• Mix syrup, grapes, pine nuts, and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl. DO AHEAD: Gremolata can be made 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Sprinkle lamb all over with salt, pepper, and curry powder. Grill lamb until thermometer inserted lengthwise into lamb registers 130°F for mediumrare, about 15 minutes. Transfer to work surface and let rest 10 minutes. Slice lamb crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons curry butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat; add vegetables and cook until heated through, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and additional curry butter, if desired. Rewarm sauce.
• Divide vegetables among 4 plates. Divide lamb slices among plates. Drizzle sauce over lamb. Spoon gremolata over.
• *Tart juice made from unripened fruit, usually wine grapes; available at specialty foods stores and from igourmet.com.

GRILLED LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Preheat a cast-iron grill pan over high heat.
• Prepare the gremolata: In a small food processor, combine mint, lemon zest, lemon juice, pine nuts, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon oil. Pulse until the mixture is roughly chopped and combined. While continuing to pulse, add the remaining 3 tablespoons oil. The mixture should remain somewhat coarse.
• Prepare the lamb chops: Coat both sides of the chops with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place chops on grill pan, cooking 2 to 3 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove the chops and serve with a dollop of gremolata.

CURRIED LAMB BURGERS WITH GRILLED VEGETABLES AND MINT RAITA

Steps:

• For raita:
• Mix yogurt, mint, cilantro, and lime peel in small bowl. Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper. Cover; chill until cold, at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• For burgers and vegetables:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt. Sauté until onion is tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in curry powder and stir 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Cool onion mixture to room temperature, at least 15 minutes.
• Place lamb in large bowl. Add onion mixture, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, cilantro, and 1 teaspoon cracked pepper. Blend mixture gently; shape into six 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Combine zucchini, green onions, and chile in another large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper; toss to coat. Place vegetables and burgers on grill. Cook until grill marks appear, about 4 minutes. Turn vegetables and burgers over. Cook vegetables until tender, about 3 minutes. Cook burgers to desired doneness, about 4 minutes for medium-rare. Cut zucchini and green onions crosswise into 2-inch-long pieces. Cut chile into thin strips.
• Place breads on plates; top with burgers and tomato slices. Mound vegetables on burgers; spoon dollop of raita over. Fold bread up around burgers and serve with remaining raita.
• * Often called a pasilla; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.

ROASTED VEGETABLES WITH GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, parsnips and shallots in a greased shallow roasting pan. Drizzle with 4 tablespoons oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 425° for 45-50 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Drizzle with lemon juice and remaining oil., For gremolata, place walnuts in a food processor; cover and process until coarsely ground. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in the cheese, parsley, lemon zest and juice, oil, garlic and nutmeg. Sprinkle over vegetables. Serve warm.

GRILLED LAMB WITH VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Cut each potato into 16 wedges. Divide potatoes and peppers between two pieces of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. squares). Top each with 1/2 cup sauce; set remaining sauce aside. seal foil tightly. Grill vegetable packets and lamb chops, covered, over medium-hot heat for 5 minutes. Turn chops; baste with remaining sauce. Grill 5 minutes longer. Turn and baste again. Grill for 2 minutes or until a meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Serve with vegetables.

GRILLED LAMB WITH CURRIED VEGETABLES AND GRAPE AND PINE NUT GREMOLATA

Steps:

• SAUCE: Heat oil in large caucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add wine and grapes. Simmer over medium heat until almost all liquid is evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add broths. Boil over medium-high heat until reduced to 2 scant cups, about 40 minutes. Strain into measuring cup, pressing on solids to release liquid; discard solids in strainer. Season with salt and pepper. Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill. VEGETABLES Melt 1 tblsp butter in med skillet over med-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; saute until soft, 3 mins. Add curry powder and 3 tblsp butter. Stir until melted and bubbling. Remove from heat. Preheat oven to 350F. Place potatoes on small baking sheet. Drizzle with 3 tsps oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Roast until tender, about 25 mins. Cool slightly. Cut potatoes crosswise into 3/4 in pieces; trans to med bowl. Heat 2 tsps oil in lrg skillet over med-hi heat. Add cauliflower and saute until brown in spots; 3 mins. Add 1/4 C water, cover and cook until tender, adding water as needed, about 3 mins longer. Trans cauliflower to bowl with potatoes. Wipe skillet clean. Add remaining 2 tsps oil to same skillet. Add brussels sprouts and saute until brown in spots. Add 1/4 C water, cover, and simmer until tender, adding more water by tblpspoonfuls as needed. Trans to bowl with cualiflower and potatoes. GREMOLATA AND LAMB: Bring verjus and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to med-hi and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 mins. Cool. Preheat oven to 250F. Place grapes on rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment or foil. Roast until reduced in size by half, about 1-1/2 hours. Cool. Mix syrup, grapes, pine nuts, and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl.

LAMB AND RICE STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES

Steps:

• Place ground lamb, rice, 1/4 cups olive oil, mint, currants, pine nuts, salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, oregano, and egg in a bowl. Mix together thoroughly with a fork. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Gently unroll and separate grape leaves. Rinse in cold water to remove brine. Drain. Reserve broken or less-than-perfect leaves to line pot.
• Place grape leaves on work surface with smooth side down (ribs of leaves up). Place a rounded tablespoon of lamb-rice filling near bottom-center of grape leaf. Fold bottom sections of leaf over mixture, fold over sides, and roll toward the top of the leaf into a firm cylinder. Don't roll too tightly or leaves may burst when rice cooks.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil into pot; line bottom of pot with 1 or 2 layers of reserved grape leaves. Place dolmas in pot by arranging them along the sides, then working toward the center to cover the bottom. Leave enough space between dolmas to allow for expansion, but close enough to hold their shapes when cooking. If necessary, stack another layer on top of the first so they all fit. Pour in lemon juice and 2 teaspoons olive oil.
• Invert a small plate and then a larger plate over the dolmas to weigh them down while they cook and prevent them from shifting. Pour in hot chicken broth. Bring to a simmer, uncovered, over medium-high heat. As soon as liquid is heated through and starting to bubble (2 to 4 minutes), reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and cook 35 minutes. Remove plates and check for doneness. Dolmas should look a bit puffed up, and a fork should pierce them easily. If not quite done, continue cooking without the weights: cover the pot and simmer until rice is tender, 10 to 15 minutes longer.
• Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with curls of lemon zest, if desired.