Roasted
Rack of Lamb with Artichoke
Mousse and Baby Artichoke Sauté
By Executive Chef Heidi
Krahling
Insalata Restaurant, San Anselmo, CA
Made
with:
Atkins Ranch New Zealand Fresh Lamb
Serves
10
Ingredients:
5 Racks of Lamb (frenched, excess fat removed and cut
into double chops)
Mousse
Ingredients:
5 Artichokes (cleaned and trimmed)
1/2 cup Cream
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
1 tbls. Thyme (freshly chopped)
1 tbls. Salt
1/2 tbls. Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Sauté
Ingredients:
10 Baby Artichokes (cleaned and trimmed)
Juice of 1 lemon
1 cup Kalamata Olives (pitted)
3 Roasted Red Peppers
2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
3 tbls. Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Lamb
Demiglace Ingredients:
1 quart lamb or beef stock, unsalted
1 cup Red Wine
2 tbls. Butter (unsalted)
Procedure:
For the mousse, place artichokes in salted water and simmer
until tender, approximately 20 minutes. Drain and let
them cool for approximately 10 minutes. Put in food processor
with remaining mousse ingredients and puree until smooth.
For
the sauté, cook the baby artichokes in salted water
with lemon juice. Simmer for approximately 10 minutes
or until tender but relatively firm. Drain and cool. 10
minutes before serving lamb, slice the artichokes in half
lengthwise. Heat the olive oil and place the artichokes
in the pan and sauté until they begin to brown.
Add the garlic, olives and peppers, drop heat to low,
season with salt and pepper and warm the mixture through.
For
the lamb demiglace, simmer stock and wine until sauce
has reduced by about 2/3, or until it coats the back of
a spoon. Turn off heat. Just before serving, warm the
sauce and stir in butter completely. Season to taste with
salt and pepper.
To
prepare lamb, using a spoon or butter knife, coat the
lamb evenly with a thin layer of mousse. Place on a roasting
pan and bake in a pre-heated 450 degree oven for approximately
9 minutes, for medium rar.
Let
lamb rest 4-5 minutes, then place a large spoonful of
the sauté in the middle of a plate, arrange the
lamb over the sauté and spoon sauce around.
Other
Great Related Links:
Atkins Ranch New Zealand Lamb
http://www.atkinsranch.com
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