Orange Scented Lamb With Fennel and Greens
- 6 ounces boneless leg of lamb
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds fennel
- 3 scallions
- 2 medium garlic cloves
- 1 pound assorted bitter greens, like collard greens, beet greens, Swiss chard
- 1/2 cup no-salt-added beef stock or broth
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 orange, for the zest
- 18 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Wash and dry lamb, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick strips;
- Heat nonstick pan until it is very hot; reduce heat to medium-high.
- Add oil and saute lamb until it is brown on both sides.
- Remove lamb from pan (but reserve pan juices).
- Wash and trim fennel, and remove tough core.
- Slice into thin strips.
- Add to the pan with the lamb juices.
- Brown.
- Wash and trim scallions, and cut into thin rounds.
- Mince garlic.
- Add scallions and garlic to fennel, and continue cooking.
- Wash greens and remove tough stems.
- When fennel is lightly browned, add the greens, beef stock and vinegar.
- Cover, and reduce heat to simmer.
- Grate orange rind, and stir into pan along with salt and pepper and the reserved lamb.
- Continue cooking until fennel is tender.
lamb, olive oil, fennel, scallions, garlic, bitter, nosalt, apple cider vinegar, orange, salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3774 (may not work)