Nordic Moon Ranchs Most Excellent Ground Lamb Recipes

GROUND LAMB WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Heat the mustard seeds in the oil over medium heat.
• They will begin to pop, so keep the pan covered until they stop.
• Now saute the onion, garlic, chilies, bay leaves, and cinnamon until onion is soft.
• Brown the lamb in a separate pan.
• Drain the fat and then add the meat to the onions.
• If you are using a leaner meat, you can just brown it in the original pan.
• Add the peas and cook about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, salt, garam masaala, and yogurt.
• Allow the yogurt to become fully warm, then remove pan from heat.
• Top with cilantro.

NORDIC MOON RANCH'S MOST EXCELLENT GROUND LAMB

Steps:

• In a large, preheated heavy skillet over medium heat, brown lamb evenly.
• Drain of all fat.
• In same skillet, saute onion in olive oil until soft.
• Using mortar and pestal, grind garlic to a paste with the salt.
• Add paste to onions in skillet.
• Stir in curry powder and red pepper flakes if used.
• Return lamb to skillet and add tomato paste and broth or wine.
• Reduce heat and let simmer for 10 to 20 minutes, or until flavors have blended and liquids are thickened.

STUFFED PEPPERS WITH GROUND LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
• Take ground lamb and add onions, soup mix , bread crumbs and egg and fold in together.
• Wash and core peppers. Cut them into halves down the middle.
• Pack the lamb meat into the pepper halves firmly.
• Bake the peppers uncovered in a glass dish for 30 mins or until meat is browned.
• Remove peppers from oven and spoon tomato sauce over peppers.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• Take peppers out.
• Raise oven temp to broil.
• Cover peppers over with cheese and bake until cheese is golden brown.
• Remove from oven and serve hot.

GROUND LAMB WITH ORZO

Steps:

• Place the first 4 ingredients in a Magic Bullet and pulse to make fine breadcrumbs.
• In a bowl combine breadcrumbs and ground lamb mix well add egg mix well and shape into balls or sausages.
• Brown meatballs in a large skillet until cook thru remove and drain on paper towels.
• Remove all but about 2 tbl grease from pan.
• Add diced onion, garlic, crushed red pepper and tomatoes cook until onion is soft.
• add orzo and toss for a few minutes.
• Return lamb meatballs to skillet.
• Add chicken broth.
• Simmer until orzo is cooked add half and half and spinach cover and cook until spinach is tender.