D'agnello Scottadito: Burn Your Fingers Lamb
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup dry white wine, plus 1/4 cup
- 3 juniper berries, crushed
- 3 peppercorns, crushed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 fresh bay leaf, torn into small pieces
- 2 lemons, cut into wedges
- 12 small baby lamb chops
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 cups cooked cranberry beans
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Whisk together oil and wine.
- Mix in juniper berries, peppercorns, garlic, and bay leaf in a bowl.
- Add lemon wedges and mix well.
- Marinate lamb chops for at least 12 hours, turning the pieces occasionally.
- Heat a grill or grill pan.
- Remove lamb from marinade and pat dry.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- When the grill is very hot, grill the lamb chops about 3 minutes on each side, basting occasionally with marinade.
- Remove from the pan and keep warm.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a saute pan.
- When crispy, remove the bacon from the pan.
- Deglaze pan with wine, scraping up tiny bits.
- Add the shallots and cook until aromatic.
- Add cranberry beans and chicken stock and cook until stock is reduced.
- Whisk in butter and bacon, and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with lamb chops.
extravirgin olive oil, white wine, berries, garlic, bay leaf, lemons, lamb chops, salt, bacon, shallot, cranberry beans, chicken stock, unsalted butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dagnello-scottadito-burn-your-fingers-lamb-recipe.html (may not work)