Loin of Lamb With Gremolada (Inn at Little Washington)
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 4 to 5 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons crushed black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon fresh or dried rosemary
- 2 racks of lamb, eye only
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 1/2 cups diced turnips
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cup diced tomatoes, fresh or canned
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup parsley leaves
- Zest of one lemon
- 3 to 4 cloves fresh garlic, peeled
- Combine 2 cups olive oil with 2 teaspoons chopped garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns and rosemary.
- Marinate lamb in mixture for several hours or overnight in refrigerator.
- Cook onions in remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until translucent.
- Add turnips and cook about 5 minutes.
- Add water and salt and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, reduce mixture slightly and pass through fine-mesh strainer.
- To thicken slightly, stir some of the solids that remain in the strainer back into liquid.
- Thickness of sauce will be determined by amount of solids added to it.
- If made ahead, reheat.
- To make gremolada, finely mince parsley, lemon zest and garlic and combine.
- To cook, remove lamb from marinade and sear on all sides in hot, heavy skillet until cooked to desired doneness.
- Meanwhile, reheat sauce.
- Slice lamb into 1/4-inch thick medallions, arranged in a circle.
- Spoon sauce over and sprinkle with gremolada.
olive oil, garlic, bay leaves, black peppercorns, rosemary, lamb, onion, turnips, water, tomatoes, salt, parsley, lemon, garlic
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3577 (may not work)