Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks in Pinot Noir
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Braised lamb shanks are cooked slowly in wine until the meat is falling-off-the-bone tender. The lamb shanks can be braised ahead for more flavor.
Grilled Lamb Kebab Salad with Cucumber, Tomatoes, and Pita
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The grilled lamb kebabs in this lamb kebab salad are tossed with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, mint, and pita bread. Substitute beef for the lamb.
Roasted Rack of Lamb with Parsley, Dijon, and Chives
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Lamb racks have the perfect ratio of meat to fat to bone, giving them a delicious flavor. They’re an easy. hassle-free way to make a meal special.
Lamb Tagine in Roasted Whole Pumpkin
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This fragrant Moroccan lamb tagine, or stew, is ladled into a roasted pumpkin for a beautiful and impressive dish. The tagine can also be separately with pumpkin slices on the side.
Olive-Lamb Burger with Mint Gremolata
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Chopped kalamata olives are added to lamb burgers for a savory twist. On the side of the lamb burgers is a mint-parsley-garlic-lemon gremolata.
Shepherd’s Pie with Caramelized Onions and Cheddar Smash
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Ground lamb, carrots, and caramelized onions are the heart of this pie. On top are chunky mashed potatoes topped with shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese.
Captain D’s Lamb Burgers
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Lamb burgers are juicy, tender, and filled with flavor from herbs and spices. The lamb burgers are served on sourdough bread with feta cheese on top.
Spiced Lamb Burgers with Vietnamese Herb Salad
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These lamb burgers are spiced with mint, cilantro, and onion, and lime. The burgers are pan-seared. Served with an herb salad, the lamb burgers are a hit.
Baked Lamb Kibbeh with Onion and Pine Nut Topping
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This baked kibbeh is an easier-to-make cousin of the work-intensive classic. The ground lamb base is crowned with a savory onion and pine nut topping.
Lamb Loin with Artichokes and Red Wine-Kalamata Olive Sauce
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Lamb pairs beautifully with artichokes in this recipe. Olives, capers, and red onions add zest while lentils lend body. A substantial, elegant dinner.
Merguez Meatballs with Yogurt Sauce
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Lamb meatballs seasoned with garlic, cilantro, wine, paprika, cumin, and ground coriander are broiled and served alongside a minty yogurt sauce.
Berber Chili
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A traditional Moroccan stew with lamb. The meat is rubbed with spices: paprika, turmeric, cumin, powdered ginger and cooked over onions for hours.
Lamb and Eggplant Gratin with North African Spices
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Layers of eggplant, spiced ground lamb, feta cheese, and walnuts make up this hearty gratin seasoned with North African spices. A great winter gratin.
Braised Lamb Shanks With Masala Raan
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Pungent Indian spices make up this masala. Cumin, coriander, saffron, turmeric and garam masala dissolve into a rich sauce for tender, braised lamb shanks.
Individual Meat Pies with Cointreau Marmalade
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These meat pies, are true minced meat pies, filled with ground meat–lamb or beef–and dried plums, currants, spices, and a Cointreau marmalade on top.
Tagine of Lamb with Prunes, Toasted Almonds and LaKama Spices
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by Paula Wolfert
from The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen
(John Wiley & Sons, 2003)
Serves 4 to 6
LaKama is a spice mixture found only in Northern Morocco, and it is used to flavor soups and tagines. Moroccan food — part Arab and part Berber — is not like Middle Eastern. Its cooking and spice mixtures are unique and change [...]
Lamb Curry with Pear Chutney, Brown Rice, and Okra
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Jacques Pepin makes lamb curry by cutting the meat into small pieces and grinding whole spices into curry powder for maximum flavor. Serve with brown rice.
Meatball-Tomato-and-Egg Tagine
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Moroccan comfort food. Lamb meatballs are served in a rich cinnamon-flavored tomato sauce in which eggs are poached in the final few minutes of cooking.
