Colorado Lamb and Caramelized Onion Mash with Lamb Fennel Essence

Name: Colorado Lamb and Caramelized Onion Mash with Lamb Fennel Essence
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps cold butter; 4 Tbsps butter, plus 2 tablespoons butter; 30 milliliters canola oil, plus 1 tablespoon; 118 milliliters canola oil; 237 milliliters veal demi-glace; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 bunch fresh rosemary; 1 bunch fresh thyme; 10 crushed garlic cloves; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 237 milliliters lamb scraps, from your butcher, cleaned of all fat; 2 Colorado lamb top rounds; 2 yellow Spanish onions; 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered; 237 milliliters red wine; 59 milliliters red wine vinegar; 4 servings Salt; 3 thyme sprigs; 4 servings Water

Colorado Lamb and Caramelized Onion Mash with Lamb Fennel Essence might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This gluten free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1157 calories, 34g of protein, and 86g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up wine, thyme, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Remove all fat from the lamb top rounds and discard.

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Lamb

Combine rosemary, thyme, garlic, and 1/8 cup canola oil. Marinate lamb in herb-garlic mixture, covered and refrigerated, overnight.

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Canola Oil

Rosemary

Garlic

Thyme

Lamb

For the Lamb Fennel Essence: Trim lamb scraps and dice into 1/8-inch cubes.

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Fennel

Lamb

Heat canola oil until just smoking. Pan fry lamb in batches. Cook until lamb is evenly caramelized dark brown, but not burnt. Strain off fat and de-glaze pan with vinegar and scrape fond from bottom of pan.

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Canola Oil

Vinegar

Glaze

Stock

Lamb

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Frying Pan

Add thyme, fennel seeds, and red wine to pot. Reduce.

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Fennel Seeds

Red Wine

Thyme

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Pot

Add demi-glace and simmer very slowly for 2 to 3 hours.

Add water to bring sauce up to original volume as needed. Reduce by half and season with salt. Strain through fine chinois. Adjust seasoning.

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Seasoning

Sauce

Water

Salt

To finish, bring one cup of sauce to boil. Whip in two tablespoons of cold butter and check seasonings.

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Butter

Sauce

For The Lamb: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

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Lamb

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Oven

Remove lamb from marinade. Season well with salt. Sear the lamb over high heat with one tablespoon oil in ovenproof pan. Sear to a dark brown, then turn lamb over, and transfer to the oven for 7 to 10 minutes, for medium rare.

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Marinade

Lamb

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove from oven, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Place potatoes and salt in a large pot.

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Potato

Salt

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Add cold water and cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until completely tender, about 30 minutes.

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Water

Drain well in a colander.

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Colander

Combine 4 tablespoons butter and cream in a saucepan over low heat and heat until butter is melted.

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Butter

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Peel onions and slice thin as possible. To very hot skillet, add 2 tablespoons butter, then onions, and salt. Stir and continue to cook over high heat until they color. Then reduce heat and caramelize to a chestnut brown color.

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Chestnuts

Butter

Onion

Salt

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Frying Pan

Mash the cooked potatoes into the pot they were cooked in. Keep potatoes warm over a very low flame, stirring in the cream and butter and onion mixture. Taste and adjust the seasonings.

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Potato

Butter

Cream

Onion

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