Wood Oven Roasted Lamb Chops with Red Onion Marmalade and Celery Root Puree

Recipe courtesy Gerald Gass

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Total Time:
1 hr 16 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
1 min
Cook
1 hr 5 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Lamb:

  • 1 medium garlic clove, peeled and sliced
  • 1 medium shallot, peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender flowers
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
  • 8 lamb rib chops, 1 1/4 inch thick, bones frenched

Onions:

Puree:

  • 1 celery root, approximately 1 1/2 pounds, peeled and cut into rough chunks
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea or kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • Pomegranate seeds, for garnish

Directions

Pound garlic, shallot, black peppercorns, lavender, olive oil, and pomegranate molasses in a mortar and pestle to form a rough paste. Rub paste onto lamb chops and allow to rest, covered, at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours or in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Allow meat to return to room temperature before cooking.

Combine onions, salt, pepper, and olive oil in a heavy saute pan and cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat until the onions begin to soften. Add vinegars. Cover surface of onions with a disk of parchment paper and cover pan with a tight fitting lid. Reduce heat to very low and allow to cook undisturbed for 1 hour. Check seasoning and keep warm.

Combine celery root and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, partially covered, and simmer until tender, approximately 30 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove celery root from pan and put through the fine disk of a food mill. Beat in the salt, pepper, and olive oil. Use leftover cooking liquid as necessary to adjust consistency. Keep warm.

Final assembly: Scrape excess marinade from the lamb chops and season with sea salt. Roast chops in a wood fired oven or grill over a hot charcoal fire to your desired degree of doneness. Mound 1/4 of the puree in the center of each of 4 warm plates. Lean 2 chops against each mound and put a portion of onion marmalade on the plate near them. Garnish with a few pomegranate seeds.

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  • on April 08, 2007

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    best lamb chops ive ever prepared, a must cook recipe

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