Braised Rice With Lamb Chops Sausages And Veal Strips Topped With Mushrooms And A Basil Tomato Sauce Recipes

O DIABLO (THE DEVIL'S POT - MACAO)

Steps:

• Remove any bones from the meats and cut into 1-inch square pieces. Set aside. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat and saute the onion until slightly golden. Add the tomatoes and let cook until the liquid has evaporated. Add the pickles and the chopped meats. Mix well, cover, and cook over low heat for 10 minutes to blend flavors. Add reserved juices and enough water to barely cover meats. Place potatoes over meats, cover, and cook until potatoes are done (about 20 minutes).
• While O Diablo is cooking, peel the eggs and separate the yolks from the whites. Mash the whites with a fork and add to the pot. Mash the yolks and mix with the sugar and the powdered mustard. Add enough of the vinegar from the pickle jar to form a paste (about 1/2 cup). When the potatoes are done, thicken sauce in pot with the egg yolk mixture. Cook 5 minutes more. Add white wine; increase the heat and bring to a boil. Cook another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let it set, covered, until dinner is served.
• Cook rice according to package directions. When ready, reheat O Diablo and serve with rice. Some prefer this dish with bread instead of rice to sop up the juices; either way, it is delicious.
• Prepare this dish in the morning so that the flavors will have melded by dinnertime. The leftovers of this dish will keep up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

GRANNY'S RABBIT IN LIVER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the rabbit on the grill until cooked through.
• Cook the garlic and onion in the olive oil in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally, until golden. Add the chicken stock, tomato sauce, almonds, hazelnuts, herbes de Provence, paprika, rabbit livers, tomatoes, bay leaf, bread, salt and pepper. Let simmer for 15 minutes. Blend it all together and serve with the rabbit.

VEAL OR LAMB PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring the meat to room temperature. Pat the meat dry with paper towels, then sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Heat a drizzle of EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the meat in batches and cook until deep brown all over. Transfer to a plate.
• Add another drizzle of EVOO to the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Add the butter and let it melt into the oil. Add the onions and cook until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons paprika, the cumin, garlic, bay leaves, bell peppers and tomatoes, and stir to combine and heat through, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the stock and wine then return the meat to the pot. Cover with a lid, transfer the pot to the oven and cook until the meat is tender, about 2 hours.
• Remove the meat to a platter and cover with foil. Using an immersion blender, puree the sauce in the pot. Stir in the creme fraiche and cook until the sauce is reduced, 20 to 30 minutes. Return the meat to the pot. (If you are not serving immediately, cool the stew and then refrigerate until ready to use. Reheat in a moderate oven or over a medium flame.) Just before serving, stir in the remaining 1 teaspoon paprika to brighten the flavor.
• For garnish, fry the caperberries in a little EVOO until crisp. Top the stew with a few dollops of creme fraiche and the fried caperberries. (The green, red and white colors signify the Hungarian flag.)
• Any leftover stew is great for lunch or with poached eggs.

BREADED AND BUTTERFLIED VEAL CHOP OVER A MUSHROOM POLENTA WITH BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine heavy cream, eggs, and cheese, and whisk until well blended. Place veal chop in mixture and let stand for 30 minutes. In separate bowl place bread crumbs then place veal chop in bread crumbs coating entire veal chop. In a non-stick pan, add olive oil and heat on medium. When the oil is hot, place the veal chop in the pan and brown on both sides. Place browned veal chop in the oven for 15 minutes for medium doneness.
• To Plate:
• Place soft polenta on center of plate, then Broccoli Rabe off center and then veal chop -- drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil.
• Blanch the broccoli in boiling water for 1 minute, then place in a cool water bath. In a hot saute pan add extra virgin olive oil, crushed red pepper, and garlic. Saute until garlic is golden brown, about 1 minute. Then add blanched broccoli rabe, salt, and pepper and cook until the broccoli is tender, but still crunchy.
• Combine the chicken broth and cream in a heavy saucepan and bring to simmer. Add salt and pepper. Whisk in the polenta very slowly over low heat for about 10 minutes. Whisk in cheese, then fold in mushrooms -- if not serving immediately, reheat by adding water and bringing back to a simmer.

ROASTED RACK OF LAMB BASTED WITH BERMUDA HONEY SUN-DRIED TOMATO BRIOCHE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season the lamb rack with salt and pepper. Sear in olive oil on all sides in a hot pan. Brush and baste the lamb with the honey. In a small bowl, combine the brioche crumbs and the sun-dried tomatoes. Gently press the brioche crumb mixture on the lamb, to coat.
• Roast the lamb rack for approximately 10 minutes, or until medium rare. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Deglaze the pan with red wine and reduce until almost dry. Add the lamb or beef stock and reduce by 25 percent. Season, to taste, and strain to finish the lamb jus. For the Hoppin John: Have the stock lightly simmering on the stove. Saute the onion in butter in a deep heavy pot over medium high heat. Saute until the onion is translucent. Add the chourico and continue to saute.
• Add the rice all at once and stir well to coat it thoroughly with the onion and butter mixture. Add the tomato juice and stirring all the while let it evaporate. Begin adding the stock, a ladle at a time, stirring gently all along. Add additional stock when the previous ladle has been absorbed. Keep adding stock until all the rice is cooked but still al dente, approximately 16 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove pot from the heat, add more butter and the Parmesan stirring well until both are absorbed.

PROVENçAL BRAISED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
• Pat chops dry and season with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total). Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook garlic, stirring constantly, until golden, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate. Brown chops in 2 batches, turning once, about 4 minutes total per batch. Transfer to a plate.
• Add onions, bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits, then remove from heat.
• Peel potatoes and slice about 1/8 inch thick. Scatter half of potatoes in a shallow 3-quart baking dish, then top with half of onions. Scatter garlic, thyme, and olives over onions, then top with lamb chops. Repeat layering remaining potatoes and onions, then pour wine, broth, and meat juices over top.
• Bake, uncovered, basting top with juices once or twice, until potatoes are tender and browned on top and meat is tender when pierced with tip of a knife, about 1 1/2 hours.

BRAISED LAMB SHOULDER CHOPS

Steps:

• Trim fat from chops.
• Heat oil in large deep non stick frypan or Dutch oven; brown chops on both sides, about 5 minutes each side; remove from pan, set aside.
• In the same pan, add onion chunks, saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add carrots, celery, salt and pepper and lemon slices, saute until caramelized, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in wine or broth, bring to simmer and deglaze pan.
• Meanwhile, empty tomatoes, undrained, into a bowl, add curry powder, cumin, coriander, garlic and soy sauce.
• Stir to mix, pour tomato mixture into pan; stir to mix with caramelized veggies.
• Return chops to pan and spoon mixture over them.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 1 hour or until chops are fork tender.
• Make a slurry of cold water and cornstarch, stir into pan and bring to boil, simmer until juices are thickened.
• Sprinkle with chopped fresh mint.
• Serve over mashed potatoes or rice or noodles.