Lamb Stuffed Roasted Balsamic Mushrooms Recipes

MUSHROOM STUFFED LAMB FILLETS

Steps:

• To make for 4 people just double above ingredients.
• Add oil and butter to a fry pan heat until butter melts. Add onion and garlic and cook until onions are soft.
• Add mushrooms and Worcestershire sauce, stir until mushroom are soft, throw in the thyme, parsley and rosemary and mix well. Add cream, breadcrumbs and pepper to taste combine and remove from heat.
• Place mixture in a separate bowl and add egg and veal mince, stirring until well combined.
• Take a meat mallet and pound lamb fillets to flatten slightly. Spread stuffing mixture all over the lamb fillet, take the second fillet and place on top, secure well with toothpicks.
• Place in an ovenproof dish and bake in pre heated oven 190c for 25-35 Min's (cook time depending on whether you like your meat rarer or more well done.). Remove from oven and rest for 5 Min's then slice in two.
• Serve on a bed of greens topped with red wine gravy. Since we are in October and this is the time, because of Halloween we can get pumpkins. I served pumpkin mash on the side but you can serve with any veg mash or potato.

BREAST OF LAMB STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• The pockets for stuffing the breasts should be as deep as possible. If you want to increase the depth, run a long knife inside the pockets and make the pockets deeper without cutting through the meat. Set aside.
• Melt one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the chopped onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they give up their liquid. Cook until the liquid evaporates. Add half of the thyme and stir.
• Put the ground lamb in a mixing bowl and add the mushroom mixture, half of the parsley and the egg. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stuff the pocket of each breast with the meat mixture, pushing it in compactly from the opening to the rear of each pocket.
• Using a trussing or other needle, sew up the opening of each breast to hold the stuffing. Sprinkle each breast all over with salt and pepper. Place the breasts meaty side up in a baking dish and brush with oil. Scatter the halved or quartered onion around the breasts.
• Place in the oven and bake 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 400 degrees and continue baking 15 minutes.
• Pour off the fat from around the meat. Sprinkle the remaining one-quarter cup of chopped parsley and the remaining one-half teaspoon thyme over the breasts. Dot with the remaining two tablespoons butter.
• Return the breasts to the oven and bake five minutes longer. Remove string. Serve carved in four to six pieces.

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB WITH BALSAMIC-FIG-BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine the chopped prunes and currants with the creme de cassis in a small bowl, and set aside. In another small bowl, combine the rosemary, thyme, coriander, salt, and pepper; set aside.
• Untie and unroll the lamb, lay it out flat on the work surface. Trim off excess fat, and cut any thick parts open so that it is evenly thick and somewhat rectangular in shape. Sprinkle half of the herb mixture over the lamb. Mix the almonds and chopped mint into the prune mixture; spread evenly over the lamb. Roll up starting at one of the short sides, and tie with kitchen twine in 1-inch intervals. Cut 9 slits about 1-inch deep into the top of the lamb, and insert a slice of garlic in each. Rub with olive oil, and sprinkle with the remaining herb mixture.
• Place lamb seam-side up on a rack set in a roasting pan. Roast in the preheated oven to desired doneness. For medium-rare, a thermometer inserted into the center will read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Remove lamb from the oven and cover with foil. Allow to rest for 15 minutes while proceeding with the recipe.
• While the lamb is resting, bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Boil until the vinegar has reduced by half, 4 to 5 minutes. Once reduced, stir in the butter, honey, and sliced figs. Stir until the butter has melted, then remove from the heat, stir in the chopped basil and set aside.
• To serve, remove the twine from the lamb and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Arrange on a warm serving platter and drizzle with the fig sauce, garnish with mint and basil leaves.

LEG OF LAMB STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEVRE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pound lamb out to about 1 1/2 inches thick.
• In a large saute pan heat butter over med heat and saute mushrooms until soft. Set mushrooms aside until later.
• Season lamb liberally with salt and pepper.
• Layer lamb with shallots, chevre and criminis.
• Roll the lamb into a log and tie with butchers twine.
• In a large saute pan, heat oil over med-high heat and sear lamb on all sides.
• Place lamb on wire rack with baking sheet underneath. Roast for about an hour until internal temp is reached (140 for rare, 170 for well done, I usually go about 155 and it's nice and pink but not bloody).
• Let the lamb rest about 10 minute to prevent juice from running and it drying out.