Sunday, April 11, 2010

30 Pounds of Spring Lamb?

We have around 30 pounds of lamb to start feasting upon. I am pretty inexperienced with cooking lamb. Braised lamb stew is on the menu coming up. One thing that popped into my head was Lamb Ragout. I thought to myself, 'myself, I want to make Lamb Ragout'. But then I realized I had no idea what it was. So here is the recipe and I am still not sure what it is or if I should go get all those ingredients to make it. Otherwise, please send all lamb recipes, especially those of you whose blog I read and comment on faithfully who have barely left a comment on here.

Lamb Ragout











Servings: 6
Author Notes: This quick cooking ragout offers lots of flavor and great versatility. You can serve it over pasta, or spaghetti squash or make a sandwich on crusty bread. It's a good freezer item and can be defrosted in the microwave without the sauce losing any of its fabulous flavor.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
2 bay leaves
1/2 pound coarsely ground lamb
1/4 cup red wine
1 can (16 ounces) peeled, whole tomatoes
2 red peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and julienned
1 pound spinach, washed and roughly torn
1/4 cup black olives (such as kalamatas) pitted
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions: Heat a 2 quart saute pan until hot, add olive oil. Cook the garlic, crushed red pepper and bay leaves for about 3 minutes. Add the ground lamb, stirring until browned, about 3-5 minutes. Pour in the wine and reduce for about 3 minutes until syrupy. Mix in the tomatoes and peppers and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Mix in remaining ingredients and cook an additional 10 minutes. Correct the seasoning and serve.

2 comments:

  1. Me? I never cook lamb. That would be Christa. Lamb ragout looks awesome though.

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  2. did you get ground lamb? lamb burgers are srsly amazing. ground lamb, add in chopped onion, chopped black olive, crumbled feta, an egg. mix with your hands and form into patties. grill like a normal burger (or broil). serve with warm pita and make a tatziki sauce (sp?) which is basically yogurt with lemon juice, salt a little minced garlic and maybe some cucumbers. sooo good. serve with greek salad.and red wine.

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