Lamb Medallions With Curry Sauce
- 2 boneless, skinless racks of lamb, each about 1 1/4 pounds, plus the bones, leaving them in slabs
- Salt to taste if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 4 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup fresh or canned chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Preheat the broiler to high.
- Cut each rack crosswise into eight flat medallions, each about half an inch thick.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Rub the slabs of lamb bones with curry powder, using about 2 teaspoons on each slab.
- Arrange the slabs on a flat baking dish.
- Heat the butter in a heavy skillet large enough to hold the pieces of meat in one layer.
- Add the medallions and cook without crowding until nicely browned on one side, about 45 seconds to one minute.
- Turn and cook on the second side about the same length of time.
- Transfer the pieces of meat to a warm serving dish.
- Place the slabs of bones under the broiler and let brown as you continue making the sauce.
- Broil about 2 1/2 minutes on each side.
- Add the onion and remaining tablespoon of curry powder to the butter remaining in the skillet in which the medallions cooked.
- Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted.
- Add the broth and any juices that have accumulated around the pieces of meat.
- Cook about 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly.
- Add the cream and cook briefly, about one minute.
- Line a saucepan with a sieve, preferably of the sort known in French kitchens as a chinois.
- Pour in the sauce.
- Press, using a plastic or rubber spatula, to extract most of the juices from the solids.
- There should be about two-thirds of a cup of sauce.
- Pour the sauce into the center of a hot serving dish and surround the sauce with the medallions of meat.
- Remove the slabs of bones and cut between each bone.
- Arrange the bones over the sauce.
- Serve with rice.
lamb, salt, freshly ground pepper, curry powder, butter, onion, chicken broth, heavy cream
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5911 (may not work)