Lamb With Lemon Grass And Ginger Recipes

LAMB CHOPS WITH LEMONGRASS AND GINGER

Steps:

• Prepare marinade: Place the garlic, lemongrass, ginger, and salt in a mortar. Using a pestle, grind to a rough paste. Add cilantro and mint, and grind 1 minute more. Stir in oil.
• Place lamb chops in a shallow dish and pour over marinade; turn lamb to coat. Let stand 1 hour.
• Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Place lamb on grill and cook, turning once, about 2 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to a plate, cover to keep warm, and let stand in a warm place, about 10 minutes.
• Divide lamb evenly between 4 plates. Pour any juices that have accumulated on the plate over lamb. Season with pepper and garnish each plate with a lemon wedge.

LAMB WITH LEMON GRASS AND GINGER

Steps:

• Combine lemon grass, ginger, soy sauce, orange juice, minced garlic, and pepper. Rub half the mixture over the lamb, and marinate overnight.
• Heat a grill or broiler with the rack 4 to 6 inches from the flame. Wipe off the marinade; grill or broil, turning once, until medium, 4 or 5 minutes per side.
• Serve with the remaining sauce.

ROAST LEG OF LAMB WITH GINGER AND MINT

Steps:

• Pulse the garlic, ginger, 1 tablespoon olive oil and the paprika in a food processor to make a paste. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic-ginger paste, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the paste begins to fry slightly, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; let cool.
• Make about sixteen 1-inch-deep slits all over the leg of lamb with a paring knife. Stuff the chopped mint and some of the garlic-ginger paste into the slits. Rub the remaining paste all over the outside of the lamb. Wrap the lamb in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Bring the lamb to room temperature 30 minutes before roasting. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Unwrap the lamb, season with salt and pepper and place on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1 cup chicken broth into the pan. Transfer to the oven and roast until the lamb starts browning, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the remaining 2 cups chicken broth, the vinegar and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil; remove from the heat and set aside.
• Remove the lamb from the oven; baste with the broth mixture. Continue roasting, basting every 30 minutes, until the lamb is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 130 degrees F, about 1 1/2 more hours. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 20 minutes before slicing.
• Meanwhile, spoon off any excess fat from the pan juices; add the pan juices to the remaining broth. Heat the broth mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about one-third, about 5 to 7 minutes. Top the lamb with mint and serve with the broth mixture.

LAMB CHOPS IN LEMONGRASS GINGER COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Season lamb chops with black pepper on both sides,set aside.
• Heat a small pan over medium,when hot reduce heat slightly ,and add cumin seeds,stirring often until they are toasted and begin to pop.Remove immediately.Add coriander seeds and repeat removing immediately when they look and smell toasted and pop-these will take a little longer.Add cardamom to the same skillet and toast evenly on all sides-you can relax a little here if they get too brown -you will be discarding most of the pod.
• Place the cumin and coriander in aspice grinder and grind well.Smash the cardamom pods and remove seeds,discarding the outer pod(if there any small pieces of the pods, don't worry they will get ground, just remove most of the pods)Add the cardamom to the spice grinder and grind well.Set aside the spice mixture.
• Peel and chop onion.Slice the bottom section of the lemongrass thinly.Peel and mince ginger.Peel and chop garlic cloves.
• Heat 2 tablespoons coconut oil in the same skillet over medium heat.Add the onions,lemongrass and ginger.Fry,stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes.Add the garlic and continue frying,about 5 minutes,stirring as needed.Add the coconut milk,the spices, and about 1 cup water.
• Simmer for about 8 minutes on medium low,stirring occasionally.
• Place sauce in a blender and blend thoroughly ,getting the sauce as smooth as possible.Strain into a bowl,pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon extracting as much liquid as possible.Discard solids.Set sauce aside.
• In a medium sized pan heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat;when hot,add the lamb chops and sear on one side,about 1 1/2 minutes,flip to sear the other side.After about a minute moret,pour in the sauce.
• Stir,reduce heat to medium low ,and cover.Check after minute and give the sauce a stir,you may need to add more water,about 1/2 cup.Flip lamb chops.Recover and continue stirring the sauce occasionally and adding more water as it concentrates,in 1/2 cup increments to keep it from becoming too dry.
• Cook until lamb is very tender;this may take about 10 minutes from start to finish,but may take less time,depending on the thickness of thechops.Just make sure the sauce doesn't burn or become too dry.

GINGER-LEMON ROAST LAMB

Steps:

• Trim any excess fat from lamb.
• Make 1/2 inch (1 cM) deep slits all over leg.
• In a small bowl, combine ginger, lemon rind, garlic, thyme, flour, salt and pepper.
• Stir in lemon juice to make paste.
• Coat lamb leg well, making sure it seeps into all the slits.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
• PREHEAT OVEN TO 450 degrees F (230C).
• Place lamb leg in shallow roast pan; pour wine into pan.
• Roast uncovered, 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (160C) and continue roasting for about 1-1/4 hour longer, or until internal temperature of meat is 130F (54C).
• Add water, if roast pan becomes dry.
• Remove lamb and let rest for 15 minutes under tent of foil, prior to carving.
• Skim fat from pan juices;.
• Add more water or wine, if necessary and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits from the pan.
• Dissolve cornstarch in 2 Tbsp (25mL) cold water and stir into pan.
• Cook, stirring all the while, until bubbly and thickened.
• Carve lamb leg and you would normally, and serve with your favourite vegetables, orzo or rice.
• Gravy on the side.

GRILLED LEMONGRASS LAMB CHOPS WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Finely grind cumin seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle.
• Thinly slice bottom 6 inches of lemongrass, discarding remainder. Purée lemongrass, shallots, garlic, ginger, cumin, sugar, salt, turmeric, cayenne, and water in a food processor, scraping down side occasionally, until as smooth as possible, about 2 minutes. (Paste will not be completely smooth.)
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Add lemongrass paste, then reduce heat to moderately low and cook, stirring constantly, until paste begins to stick to bottom of skillet and is very thick, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer paste to a bowl and cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
• Pat lamb chops dry and rub lemongrass paste all over them, then arrange in 1 layer in a 13- by 9-inch dish. Marinate, covered and chilled, at least 12 and up to 24 hours.
• Prepare grill for cooking over direct heat with medium-hot charcoal.
• Grill lamb on a lightly oiled grill rack, covered only if using a gas grill, loosening lamb from grill with a metal spatula, turning over occasionally, and moving around on grill when flare-ups occur, 9 to 11 minutes total for medium-rare. (Some of lemongrass paste will fall off.) Transfer chops to a platter and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 10 minutes. Discard wooden picks.
• Whisk together lime zest and juice, remaining 1/4 cup oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon over chops and sprinkle with herbs.

LEMONGRASS AND GINGER RICE

Steps:

• Bring 2 1/2 cups water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
• Puree lemongrass, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon oil, ginger, jalapeno pepper, shallot, and garlic in a food processor.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; tilt skillet to coat with hot oil. Add pureed mixture to the skillet and cook until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cooked rice and mix well.

LEMON GRASS-GINGER PORK SLIDERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pork and turmeric and set aside.
• In a mortar or food processor, combine the lemon grass, garlic, shallots, ginger and salt. Process or pound to a coarse paste. Add the rice, chile powder and tomatoes and process again.
• Lightly brush a plate with oil. Add the aromatic paste to the meat and use your hands to knead together thoroughly. Shape the mixture into balls about 1 inch in diameter, then flatten each gently into a small, thick patty. Set aside on the oiled plate.
• Heat the oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliders and cook for about 3 minutes, until browned. Turn over the sliders and keep cooking; if they start to release liquid, raise the heat to continue browning. Cook until just firm to the touch.
• Serve hot, garnished with cilantro sprigs.