Stuffed Crown Roast Of Lamb Korona Arniou Gemisti Recipes

CROWN ROAST OF LAMB WITH PILAF STUFFING

Steps:

• Roast:In a small skillet over medium-high, toast coriander seeds until dark brown and fragrant, 3 minutes. Grind in a spice grinder, or crush with a mortar and pestle.
• Place racks of lamb, fat-side down, on a work surface. Cut one-third of the way through flesh between each rib bone. (This will allow racks to fan open into a crown shape.) Stand racks upright, with fat sides touching. Thread a trussing nee- dle with kitchen twine, and run it horizontally through meat just below last rib bone on one rack, and straight through meat of opposite chop. Form a half-circle by pulling ends of twine together as tightly as possible; tie. Repeat process on opposite ends of racks to finish crown. Where racks are joined, tie rib bones together. Crown can be made up to a day in advance and stored, uncovered, in the refrigerator. (Or just ask your butcher to pre- pare the crown.)
• Stir together ground coriander, lemon zest, garlic, thyme leaves, oil, 4 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper until a paste forms. Spread mixture evenly over roast. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in bottom third. Place lemon wedges, thyme sprigs, and broth in a roasting pan. Place a flat rack over lemons, then center lamb on rack. Roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of roast (near but not touching bones) reads 140 degrees for medium-rare, 35 to 40 minutes. (Prepare pilaf while roast is in oven.) Transfer lamb to a platter; let stand 15 minutes. Remove rack, lemon wedges, and thyme from pan, reserving pan for gravy.
• Pilaf:Heat a large saucepan over medium-high. Swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Add bulgur, rice, and onion; season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture hasa nutty aroma and rice turns golden in places, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in broth and 1 1/4 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until liquid has evaporated and bulgur is tender but still slightly chewy, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork, then stir in parsley, pine nuts, currants, lemon juice, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Spoon pilaf into center of finished crown roast on platter, if desired.
• Gravy:While lamb is resting, place roasting pan across two burners on medium-high. Add 1 1/2 cups broth; bring to a boil. In a small bowl, whisk remaining 1/4 cup broth with flour, then whisk into pan. Continue to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, until gravy thickens slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted and combined. Strain gravy through a sieve and serve, with lamb and pilaf.

CROWN LAMB ROAST WITH SAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to hot- 415F (210C) (Gas mark 6-7).
• Trim excess fat and sinew off meat.
• Combine breadcrumbs, sage and parsley.
• Melt the butter in a small pan.
• Add the onion and apple and cook over medium heat until soft.
• Remove from the heat and stir into combined breadcrumbs/sage/parsley.
• Whisk the apple juice and egg yolks together, then lightly stir into the breadcrumb mixture.
• Beat the egg whites with an electric beater, in a small mixing bowl until soft peaks form.
• Fold lightly into the stuffing mixture.
• Place the crown roast in a shallow roasting pan.
• Place a sheet of lightly greased foil in the base of the roast cavity.
• Spoon the stuffing into the foil cavity, pressing in lightly.
• Roast the meat for 45 minutes for medium, or until cooked to the degree you prefer.
• Remove from oven and let the lamb sit for 10 minutes prior to carving.
• Cut between the cutlets to separate and serve.

STUFFED CROWN ROAST OF LAMB (KORONA ARNIOU GEMISTI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pat meat dry. Make incisions all over the roast and insert garlic slivers. Rub with 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and lemon juice. Put meat in roasting pan.
• Peel and cut eggplant into 1-inch cubes. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand for 15 minutes, then rinse and dry on paper towels. Saute in hot oil until golden on all sides, then remove from pan. Add onion and cook until wilted, then add celery and cook until soft. Add parsley and ground meat. Saute, separating with a fork, until golden brown. Add cinnamon, cardomom, raisins, chopped olives, walnuts or pine nuts, lemon peel, rice and cooked eggplant. Mix lightly. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon mixture into the roast. Wrap ends of bones with aluminum foil to prevent burning. Roast for about 1 1/2 hours. Let stand 10 minutes before carving. Remove aluminum foil and decorate ends of bones with pitted olives.

CROWN ROAST OF LAMB WITH MINT AND GREEN ONION PESTO

Steps:

• For the lamb: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, coriander, cumin and fennel.
• Drizzle the olive oil over both sides of the racks of lamb, then evenly apply the dry rub all over the lamb.
• Using a sharp knife, make cuts between each of the rib bones on the back sides of the racks to allow the straight racks to be flexible and formed into a crown.
• Tie the 2 racks together where they meet. Lift them so that the bare bones point upward and fashion them into a crown, then secure by tying twine around the bottom and midsection.
• Place the crown roast onto a rack set in a rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast until a thermometer inserted into the meat (avoid touching bone) registers 110 degrees F, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• For the pesto: Into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, add the mint, cilantro, almonds, salt, green onions, garlic and chile. Pulse, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as necessary, until finely chopped. With the machine running, add 3/4 cup of the olive oil in a steady stream.
• Pour the pesto into a bowl. Add the remaining 3/4 cup olive oil and the lemon juice. Season to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside, or refrigerate (bring to room temperature 30 minutes prior to serving the lamb).
• Remove the lamb from the oven and raise the oven temperature to 500 degrees F.
• Place a sheet of foil over the bones to keep them from burning. Roast the lamb until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop reaches 125 degrees F for medium-rare or 135 degrees F for medium, an additional 10 minutes. Tent the lamb with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Remove the twine and carve into chops; serve with pesto on the side.

CROWN ROAST OF LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.;
• To french the racks of lamb:
• Make a cut on the fat side of the ribs, perpendicular to them, about 2 1/2-inches down from the rib ends. Cut through the fat down to the rib bones. Turn the rack on end, with the bones facing up and push a knife through the flesh between each rib, using the initial cut as a guide for the knife. Cut down the side of each rib to remove the excess fat in between each rib. Using strong kitchen twine, wrap the twine around each rib at the base, nearest the meat and pull to remove all of the remaining fat and sinew from the rib bone. Bend each rack into a semicircle (meat side in and fat side out) and using kitchen twine tie them together at the base and center, in order to hold the racks together. The rib ends should be pushed outward to create the look of a crown. Rub the lamb with the olive oil. Combine the salt, pepper, garlic, thyme and coriander and press all over the lamb. Place the roast in a Bundt pan with the center of the pan coming up through the middle of the roast. Place on the middle rack of the oven and cook for 30 to 35 minutes, until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 130 degrees F. This is approximately 8 to 12 minutes per pound. Remove from the oven, transfer the roast to a rack, cover with aluminum foil and let the meat rest for 20 minutes. While the meat is resting add the sherry vinegar, mustard and rosemary to the juices that accumulated in the Bundt pan while cooking. Stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning, as needed. Cut the string away from the roast and place cooked stuffing, rice or barley in the center if desired. Serve the warm sauce with the roast.;

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB WRAPPED IN PASTRY(BOUTY ARNIOU GHEMISTO ZIM)

Steps:

• For stuffing:.
• Combine all ingredients and blend well.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• For pastry:.
• Disolve sugar and yeast in warm water and let stand until foamy and proofed.
• Combine flour and salt in large bowl.
• Using your hands, rub butter into flour until it is absorbed.
• Make well in the center of flour and pour in yeast and milk.
• Still using hands,push flour from sides of bowl into center and mix to form dough.
• Knead several minutes until smooth.
• Place in lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in warm area until doubled, about 1 hour.
• For lamb:.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Set butterflied lamb skin side down on working surface.
• Pound to flatten slightly.
• Mix butter,garlic,salt and pepper to a paste; rub half thoroughly into lamb.
• Spread with stuffing and reshape leg.
• Sew closed with string;tie crosswise at 1 inch intervals and twice around length to hold stuffing.
• Rub outside with remaining butter mixture, then rub with rosemary.
• Set on rack in roasting pan and roast 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 and roast an additional 40 minutes.
• Let cool, then remove string and brush off excess rosemary.
• * Lamb can be prepared ahead to this point. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours.Don't start the pastry until you take the lamb out of the refrigerator.
• Lightly oil shallow roasting pan.
• Knead dough once again.
• Roll out enough dough on lightly floured surface to make rectangle 1/4 inch thick, large enough to completely enclose lamb with a 1 inch overlap.
• Set lamb on one end of rectangle.
• Beat yolks with milk and brush some on edges of dough;fold dough over lamb.
• Press seams together; trim and reserve excess dough.
• Set seam side down in roasting pan and brush with some of yolk.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll excess dough into long thin ropes. Braid in threes to go around top perimeter of lamb.
• Remaining dough can also be made into smaller and thinner ropes and/or worked into more intricate designs such as leaves,tiny birds, flowers and coiled snakes inside the encircling braid, all symbols of Easter in Greece.
• Brush decorations with yolk mixture.
• Bake until pastry sets, about 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes(use a meat thermometer to check doneness).
• Transfer to heated platter and garnish with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
• Let stand several minutes before slicing.

SEPHARDIC-STYLE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Blanch almonds in boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove, drain and peel. When cool, grind in a food processor.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium-size bowl mix the ground almonds, sugar and egg whites. Drop from a teaspoon onto the cookie sheets, leaving 1/2 inch between macaroons. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar when cool.

STUFFED CROWN ROAST OF PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Stuffing: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When foam subsides add onion and saute, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Stir in celery and apples; saute (without browning) about 5 minutes longer. Scrape skillet contents into a large mixing bowl. Add bread crumbs, ground pork, sausage meat, parsley, sage, salt and pepper. Mix together gently but thoroughly. (Note: Do not taste the uncooked stuffing, for it contains raw pork; instead, fry a small ball of the stuffing in the skillet, then taste and season with more salt and pepper as necessary).
• Fill the center of the crown with the stuffing, mounding it slightly. Cover it with a round of aluminum foil and wrap the ends of the chop bones in strips of foil to prevent them from charring and snapping off.
• Place the crown on a rack in a shallow roasting pan just large enough to hold it comfortably, and roast in the center of the oven, undisturbed, for about 3 hours or until internal temperature of meat is 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). (Note: 30 minutes before pork is done, remove the foil from the top of the stuffing to allow the top to brown.)
• Carefully transfer the crown to a large, heated, circular platter, strip the foil from the ends of the chops and replace it with paper frills. Let the crown rest for about 10 minutes before carving and serving. To Carve Pork: Insert a large fork in the side of the crown to steady it and, with a large, sharp knife, cut down through each rib to detach the chops. Two chops per person is a customary portion accompanied by a generous serving of the stuffing.