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Sear-Roasted Rack of Lamb with Curry, Date, Chile and almond Crust

Ingredients:

1 ancho chili, stem and seeds removed

5 Tbs vegetable oil (divided)

1 med onion, chopped

2 Tbs curry powder (Iike a spicy curry powder)

12 dates, pitted and chopped

4Tbs sherry vinegar

1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted and chopped

3 Tbs chopped fresh mint, plus whole mint leaves for garnish

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2(7-or-8-bone) lamb racks, Frenched (the meat at the tip is cut away to expose the bone)

1 1/2 cups canned chicken broth (again, prefer Pacific brand)

Directions:

Soak the chili in hot water until softened, about 15 min. Chop the chili coarsely.

Heat about 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 10 min. Lower the heat to med-low and add the curry powder. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has browned, about 20 min.

Put the onion, ancho chili, dates and sherry in the bowl of a food processor and process until a paste forms.

Transfer the paste to a bowl, mix in the almonds and the chopped mint, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

heat oven ot 425 degrees. Season lamb with salt and pepper. heat the remaining oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Brown the lamb, on rack at a time, meat side first. Turn the other sides. remove the lamb from the pan, but don't clean the pan.

Allow the lamb to cool for a few minutes. Set aside 1/4 cup of the chili-date mixture. Using spatula or your fingers spread a thin layer of he remaining chili-date mixture on the meat side of each lamb rack.

Arrange the lamb in a roasting pan, preferably one with a rack, with the chili-date mixture facing up. Roast the lamb until it registers about 125 on a thermometer for rare; 130 deg for med rare; about 15-20 min (begin checking at 20 min.) remove the lamb to a cutting board, cover loosely with aluminum foil, and allow the meant to rest for at least 5 min.

Pour off any excess fat from the saute pan. Add broth and cook over high heat, scraping up the browned bits, (this is known as "deglazing the pan") unitl the broth is reduced by half. Add the reserved 1/4 cup chili-date mixture to the sauce and whisk to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Slice the lamb rack into one or tow bone chops, and serve 3 to 4 chops per person. Spoon some of the sauce around the chops and decorate with the whole mint leaves.

Serve with:

Braised red Onions (Vegetable Thread)

Mashed Potato Cakes (Vegetable Thread)

Lemon Souffle (Dessert Thread)

Edited by DooWap
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Brisket - not BBQ - but still wonderful

I got this recipe from a man that made about 6 briskets for a celebration when his wife finally graduated Law school. She was 50 and he was sooo proud.

One whole brisket

Adoph's meat tenderizer

Lawry's seasoned salt

BBQ Sauce - get a good one like Stubbs

Night before or 6 hours before:

Line a large pan with lots of aluminum foil.

Trim fat off brisket

Liberally sprinkle Adolph's and pierce meat

Liberally sprinkle meat with Lawry's

Wrap in foil and refrigerate overnight or at least 6 hours.

When ready to cook:

Preheat oven to 300 F

Open up aluminum foil package and use about half a bottle of BBQ Sauce - make sure the meat is covered but not drenched.

Cook meat wrapped in foil for about 4-5 hours.

Take out of oven and let set for about 10 min.

Meat will just fall apart and melt in your mouth.

Serve with Potato Salad, and whatever else you want!

Edited by DooWap
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I'll have to try those pork chops, cool - thanks!

Here's a copycat recipe to try, Abi.

Copycat recipe for Hooter’s Buffalo Chicken Wings

¼ cup butter or margarine

¼ cup Red Devil hot sauce

¼ tsp granulated garlic

½ cup all-purpose flour

¼ tsp paprika

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

¼ tsp salt

10 chicken wings, tips removed

Vegetable oil for frying

Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350F.

Melt margarine and mix in hot sauce and garlic. Set aside.

Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.

Place wings in a large bowl and sprinkle the flour mixture over them,

coating each wing evenly. Put the wings in the refrigerator for 60-90

minutes. This will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.

Put all the wings in the hot oil and fry about 10 minutes or until they

turn a dark brown. Remove from the oil and place in a large bowl.

Add the hot sauce and stir, coating all of the wings evenly.

Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.

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  • 9 months later...

Beef Stew

2 lbs stew meat

flour for dredging

Olive oil

onions

garlic

celery - 3 or 4 ribs

carrots -4-5 cut into 1" pieces

frozen peas, or green beans (or both!)

yukon gold potatoes (I like the small ones)

salt and pepper

1 tsp celery seed

pinch rosemary

1/2 tsp basil

1 TBS chili powder

4-5 TBS Worcestershire sauce

4 cups beef stock

4 cups (or more) water

dredge meat in flour and brown in heavy skillet.

In a heavy soup pot (6-8 qt) sauted the onion until transparent. Add carrots and celery and garlic. Add potatoes and cook about 5 min. more. (Add green beans.)

Add seasonings and stock and water.

Simmer at least 1 hour.

Add peas about 1/2 before serving.

You can also add 1 can of diced tomatoes - this makes the soup a little more like a meaty minestrone.

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From The Joy of Cooking:

Beef Stroganoff

This dish freezes well and can be made with fillet ends. (I've used all sorts of cuts in this recipe - beef tips works well)

Cut into 1/2" slices across the grain:

1 1/2 lb. fillet of beef

Pound them util this. Cut into stips about 1" wide.

Melt in a pan:

1 TBS butter

Saute in the butter about 2 minutes:

3/4 TBS grated onion (I use more - about 1/2 an onion and a couple of cloves of garlic.)

Saute beef quickly in the butter about 5 min, until browned evenly. remove and keep hot. Add to the pan:

2 TBS butter

Stir and saute in the butter:

3/4 lb. sliced mushrooms

Drain and add the beef. Season with:

salt and pepper

A grating (or pinch) of nutmeg

1/2 tsp basil

Add and heat briefly:

1/4 cup dry white wine

The add:

1 cup warm whipping cream or cultured sour cream

Serve over noodles.

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Dooj,

The beef stew was awsome!!!! We all ate it until we were stuffed and then went back for more.

I'll let you know in a day or so how the Stroganoff is received! Thanks!

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Pulled Pork in a Slow Cooker

I have a 6 quart cooker, so you may need to cut the recipe in half.

2 Pork Butt roasts (4-6 lbs each)

2 large yellow onions, coarsely chopped

2 heads garlic, smashed and chopped.

16 oz bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce. I use Stubbs.

Trim and discard the fat. Put pork, garlic and onions in the slow cooker and set it to Low. Cook for 20 hours. (I just keep resetting it.)

Remove the bones from the meat. Remove the meat and onions and garlic from the cooker and shred it all with two forks. Skim some of the fat - but not all of it - from the drippings in the pan. Put shredded meat back in the cooker and add the whole bottle of BBQ sauce. Cook on High for another two hours.

Serves a whole bunch of folks!

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Venison roast...

There's plenty of deer where I live and every year I get plenty of venison...

Get a prime roast cut of about 3 pounds or so...

stab it repeatedly with a sharp knife...each time you stab it, shove a small piece of garlic into the meat until you've got about 2 cloves into that sucker...

cover it with black pepper and then place about 6 slices of bacon over the top of it...put it in a slow cooker on high for about 8 hours or so...cut up potatoes, carrots, onions and whatever else you want to cut up...throw it in and cook it for another 2 hours or so...if you feel froggie, you can pour a cup of red wine over it.

drink Sam Adams while eating it.

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Dooj - The other day I halved your pulled pork recipe - oh my GOD, that was good! I'd never made it before and was stunned with how easy it was and working at home, I got to enjoy the wonderful aroma all day too...

Groucho - I'll try your venison roast recipe real soon - looks good too!

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