Fancy Curried Lamb Chops With Asparagus Spears Recipes

CURRIED SARATOGA LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Drain apricots, reserve syrup; set apricots and syrup aside.
• In a frying pan or skillet, brown chops in hot shortening; season with salt and pepper.
• Drain excess fat from pan.
• Add lemon juice, onion and curry to reserved syrup, mix well and pour over chops.
• Cover pan and simmer for 40-45 minutes.
• Remove chops from pan, and keep warm.
• Mix cornstarch with 1 Tablespoon cold water, sir into sauce.
• Cook and stir sauce until thick and bubbly.
• Add apricots, and heat through.
• Serve chops with sauce on a bed of rice.

ROASTED LAMB CHOPS WITH CHARMOULA AND SKILLET ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and toast until aromatic and slightly darker, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a food processor. Add the parsley, mint, cilantro, garlic, paprika, salt, and cayenne to processor. Using on/off turns, process until a coarse paste forms. With the machine running, gradually add 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Transfer 2 tablespoons charmoula to a small bowl; whisk in the lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Cover and chill sauce to serve with lamb.
• Transfer the remaining charmoula to a large resealable plastic bag. Add the lamb chops; seal the bag and turn to coat well. Chill at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Let the lamb and charmoula sauce stand in a bowl at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 500°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and place a rack on the prepared baking sheet. Place the lamb on the rack and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until a thermometer inserted into the center registers 130°F for medium-rare, about 13 minutes. Transfer the lamb to a platter. Tent with foil and let rest 5 minutes.
• Melt the butter with oil in a heavy large skillet over high heat. Add the asparagus and sauté until tender, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Add the shallots and lemon peel; sauté 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place 2 lamb chops on each of 4 plates. Divide the asparagus among the plates. Drizzle the lamb and asparagus with charmoula sauce, passing any remaining sauce alongside.

CURRIED LAMB CHOPS WITH SAVOURY RICE

Steps:

• Grill the chops until tender.
• While they are cooking, heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the chopped onions and saute until transparent.
• Add the curry powder and stock powder and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add soup and water and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the cooked chops, simmer for 5-10 minutes until heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with Savoury Rice.
• Savoury Rice.
• Put the rice into a large saucepan of boiling salted water and boil for 12-15 minutes until tender.
• Drain water out.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan, add chopped bacon, saute lightly for 2 minutes.
• Add rice, gherkins and parsley.
• Reheat stirring with a fork.

LAMB/SHOULDER CHOPS - AVEC CREAMY ASPARAGUS/RICOTTA/CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare MARINADE the night before your dinner party.
• Of the MARINADE and SAUCE ingredients mix ONLY first seven in your Processor, or Blender.
• Reserve last four ingredients for future use.
• Remember to use only the first seven ingredients.
• Remove excess fat from around the outside of shoulder chops.
• Leave the bone in, if there is one.
• Place chops in a covered container large enough to accommodate all, even if you have to"double-row" them.
• Pour MARINADE over shoulder chops, cover and place in refrigerator.
• Allow to marinate 24 hours; be sure the chops are all well covered with the MARINADE.
• Baste chops periodically to ensure good saturation.
• Keep covered during the marinating process.
• Next day, when you are ready for cooking: Remove shoulder chops from MARINADE; pat dry with paper toweling and set aside.
• Reserve the MARINADE for later use in the sauce preparation.
• In a saucepan and 1/2 cup water, over medium heat,cook asparagus spears for 5-7 minutes.
• Because of the quantity, you may have to do this in a couple of batches.
• Remove asparagus spears from water and reserve for use in SAUCE preparation.
• Discard the water.
• Skin the Roma tomatoes by dipping in very hot water for a few minutes; the skin should slide off easily.
• Slice off the tops and discard; cut skinned tomatoes in half, lengthwise.
• Cover and set aside for later use.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp of the olive oil; add the butter. (Watch it does not burn).
• Saute all the onions, stirring frequently; transfer to a small bowl.
• Mix in 1/2 Tbsp grated parmesan or Romano cheese. Cover and set aside for later use.
• In the same skillet, add a little more olive oil for browning.
• Lightly cook tomato halves, flat side only, until just brown.
• Transfer to a plate and sprinkle balance of grated parmesan or Romano cheese on the tomatoes; Cover and set aside for later use.
• Add water to two eggs and beat well with a hand mixer or rotary beater.
• At this point you should take out your shallow oven pan or a shallow pan large enough to accommodate all the chops at one time.
• PREHEAT OVEN TO 325°F.
• In four separate containers, place the milk, flour, well-beaten eggs, bread crumbs, Add more olive oil to the skillet, as needed.
• Prepare the chops in the following order: Soak in milk, dredge in flour, dip in beaten eggs, finally in bread crumbs.
• Brown both sides of chops quickly in skillet; remove to shallow oven pan.
• Give the onions and grated cheese an additional toss to coat well.
• Spoon onions over the breaded chops, dividing equally.
• Top-off with one tomato half, flat side down, on each chop.
• Use up all of the grated cheese bits, as well.
• Bake uncovered, in preheated oven for 35 minutes.
• Turn down oven to 275°F and continue cooking for an additional 10 minutes.
• While the meat is baking, prepare the Creamy, Asparagus/Ricotta/Curry Sauce SAUCE PREPARATION: In a saucepan, over medium heat, bring MARINADE/SAUCE mixture to a boil.
• Turn heat down and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes, mixing occasionally.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
• Add cooked asparagus, ricotta cheese and a little of the cooked MARINADE/SAUCE mixture to your food processor.
• Process on "pulse cycle" for a few minutes or until ricotta cheese and asparagus are well blended.
• Continue to gradually add all of the MARINADE/SAUCE mixture, through feed tube, until smooth.
• You now have the basis for the SAUCE.
• Transfer SAUCE to saucepan; bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Put all of the cornstarch into a medium-sized bowl.
• Make a roux by gradually whisking 35% cream (or whipping cream) into the cornstarch, whisking continuously, until all of the cream has been used, and roux is very smooth.
• Gradually,and gently transfer about 1/4 cup of the SAUCE mixture to the roux.
• Continue whisking as you gradually add additional SAUCE to the roux.
• Remember you are working with very hot ingredients; please be careful; do not burn yourself.
• Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, whisking continuously.
• Turn down heat as low as possible.
• Allow to thicken while whisking.
• Whisk again, just before spooning onto chops.
• Turn off the oven.
• Transfer Lamb Chops from oven pan to dinner plates.
• Spoon the CREAMY ASPARAGUS RICOTTA/CURRY SAUCE over the Lamb Chops, and serve while still hot.

CURRY LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown the lamb chops on both sides in oil; drain. Combine the orange juice, teriyaki sauce, orange zest, curry and garlic; pour over lamb. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until meat is tender. Remove chops and keep warm. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into pan drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve lamb and gravy with rice if desired.