Agneau D’ Eirelandaise – Ale Braised Lamb With Potato Farls And Greens
From alisdhair 13 years agoIngredients
- 8 lamb shoulder chops 5-6 oz. uncooked weight shopping list
- 1 cup of good Irish ale (Be cautious of some American “beers” which say Irish Red they are lying!!) shopping list
- 3 cups of lamb or beef stock shopping list
- 2 med carrots shopping list
- 1 med yellow onion shopping list
- 1/3 oz. of fresh sage shopping list
- salt and black pepper shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- 2 bunches of scallions (chopped small) shopping list
- 1/3 cup of fresh parsley (chopped roughly) shopping list
- ¼ cup of fresh mint (chopped roughly) shopping list
- 12 cloves of garlic (thinly sliced) shopping list
- 4 tbls. of butter shopping list
- ---POTATOES--- shopping list
- 1 ¼ lbs. of Yukon gold type potatoes (firm) shopping list
- 1 ½ lbs. of Norgold Russet type potatoes (softer) shopping list
- 1 cup of flour shopping list
- 1 cup of very sharp Irish cheddar shopping list
- Fresh thyme and parsley (chopped) shopping list
- salt shopping list
- Coarse cracked black pepper shopping list
- ¼ cup of melted butter shopping list
- lard or bacon fat to fry shopping list
How to make it
- FOR THE LAMB: Cut the carrots and onion roughly. Season the chops with salt and pepper. In a deep skillet with an accompanying lid, heat some olive oil and sear the lamb very well on both sides add the onion and carrot and cook a few minutes longer.
- Pour in the ale and the stock. Add the sage and reduce the heat to a very slow simmer. Cover tightly and cook until the liquid in that same skillet is almost gone.
- While the lamb was cooking you should have sautéed the scallions and garlic cloves in the butter and when lightly browned put in the herbs and cook only a minute. Season with salt and pepper and if you wish a drop of good mustard or a squeeze of lemon.
- Remove the lamb chops from the pan and spread some of this mixture over each one, two for each serving with a quarter slice of the following:
- FOR THE SPUDS: Peel the Russets and chop them to be boiled until very soft. Cut the Yukons with the peels intact in half and then into 1/3 of an inch slices. Boil them until tender but still retaining enough firmness to keep shape. Drain and cool these at once. The russets should be mashed while hot.
- Massage the flour into the mashed potatoes along with the herbs, butter salt and pepper. This being done, carefully incorporate the sliced potatoes in. Form the whole thing into a circle about an inch thick. Chill it for an hour and cut it fourth-wise.
- Fry it in the lard or fat until golden brown. Flip it and cook for 3-4 minutes. Spread the cheese over the top and set it beneath a broiler to brown further.
- FOR THE GREENS: A simple and very lightly buttered sauté of turnip greens and kale to which may be added some thinly shaved carrot or turnips and ever so simply seasoned.
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