Chestnut Lamb Loin With Sweet Onion Marmalade Recipes

HAGGIS

Steps:

• Rinse the stomach thoroughly and soak overnight in cold salted water.
• Rinse the liver, heart, and tongue. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook these parts over medium heat for 2 hours. Remove and mince. Remove any gristle or skin and discard.
• In a large bowl, combine the minced liver, heart, tongue, suet, onions, and toasted oats. Season with salt, pepper, and dried herbs. Moisten with some of the cooking water so the mixture binds. Remove the stomach from the cold salted water and fill 2/3 with the mixture. Sew or tie the stomach closed. Use a turning fork to pierce the stomach several times. This will prevent the haggis from bursting.
• In a large pot of boiling water, gently place the filled stomach, being careful not to splash. Cook over high heat for 3 hours.
• Serve with mashed potatoes, if you serve it at all.

CHESTNUT LAMB LOIN WITH SWEET ONION MARMALADE

Steps:

• For crostini:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, butter, buttermilk, and egg. Knead lightly and divide into 4 portions, forming each into a disk. Place the 4 disks on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool on pan for 10 minutes, then cool completely on a rack.;
• For Marmalade:
• Heat grapeseed oil over low heat in a medium skillet. Add onion and curry powder, and allow onion to slowly caramelize, about 30 minutes. Stir in golden raisins and add vinegar. Cook for about 5 minutes, cover, remove from heat and allow to rest.
• Return to the Crostini: Split loaves open as you would a hamburger roll. Using a 1-inch circle cutter cut the bread into rounds.
• For the lamb:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season lamb with salt and pepper and sear lamb on all sides. Combine chestnut puree and stone ground mustard in a small bowl and coat lamb with the mixture. Then coat with the ground oats. Place in baking pan, and finish in the oven to an internal temperature of 140 degrees F, as measured with an instant-read thermometer, or to your liking. Let rest for 5 minutes then slice into 1/4 inch thick disks.
• Toast crostini rounds, top with a slice of lamb loin and top with onion marmalade.

LAMB WITH MARMALADE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter, over moderate heat, in a large saucepan, add the onions& garlic.
• Cook until just beginning to brown-5 minutes.
• Add the lamb and cook until browned lightly 8-10 minutes.
• Add the marmalade, vinegar, mint, salt& cayenne.
• Cook, stirring once in a while, covered for about 20 minutes.
• Season to taste.