The ingredient ratio for this recipe is more like a finishing sauce than a how-to make the aforementioned title of this post. It combines the sweet, tart taste of balsamic vinegar with the smooth, silky sweetness of honey. It could be used on grilled pork or lamb chops, as well as some types of white-fleshed fish like cod or tilapia.
Makes 1 serving.
Ingredients
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp raw honey
2 tsp fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
1 garlic clove
fresh black pepper, to taste
Himalayan pink salt (or sea salt), to taste
Directions
In a small food prep (1.5 c or 3 c), combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, rosemary, garlic, honey, and freshly ground black pepper and sea salt. Spoon over cooked meat.
If you're concerned about the honey lingering on the bottom of the food prep container and having to spatula it out, you could also whisk these ingredients together in a small bowl. You'll have to mince the garlic first though.
Giadia's original recipe calls for eight grilled lamb chops (serves 6-8 people) and has the following ingredient ratio:
1/3 c. balsamic vinegar
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 tbsp honey
3/4 c vegetable or canola oil
The chops are drizzled with 2 tbsp olive oil and sprinkled with 1/2 tbsp fresh rosemary, then grilled for 2-3 minutes on each side.
This recipe ratio is adapted from the book Giadia at Home by Giada De Laurentiis.
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Lamb Stew
This is a recipe that I've been making every year for the past few years and always about this time of the year when the weather starts to turn cold and the maple leaves begin to shed their green foliage for a multitude of burnt autumn colors. The stew tastes somewhat sweet because of the ingredients used even though no sugar is ever added. If you see classic, traditional ingredients missing from my recipes, it is because I don't like them. Anyhow..
Ingredients & Directions
1 lb fresh lamb shoulder or chops
4 tbsp olive oil
1 quart broth
3 cloves garlic, sliced
2 c. sliced carrots
1 raw sweet potato, cut into irregular chunks
6 oz tomato paste
1 c. sweet corn kernels
an unspecified amount of water to "thin" the stew
1 bay leaf
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 c. red wine
1. Separate the bone from the lamb shoulder or chops and set aside. The lamb meat should be cut into bite-sized pieces.
2. In a frying pan, add 2 tbsp olive oil and heat it up. Add the lamb meat and brown evenly. Set aside.
3. In an 8-qt stockpot, add 2 tbsp olive oil and heat it until the oil starts to thin. Add the sliced carrots and saute until tender.
4. Add the remaining ingredients to the stockpot: the lamb, the broth, sliced garlic, sweet potato, tomato paste, corn, dried oregano, garlic powder, and a bay leaf.
5. Bring it to a boil, then turn down to simmer. The stew will be done when the sweet potato is tender. Everything else cooks pretty quickly.
5. Add 1/4 c. red wine and simmer until the alcohol has cooked off.
6. Turn off the stove and serve stew.
Side notes:
On pot sizes, I have an 8-qt and a 12-qt stock pot; I use the 12-qt if I'm cooking a whole 3 lb chicken and the 8-qt for all other soups and stews. Does this mean you can't cook this in a 4-qt pot? No.. it just means that I only have two sizes to work with.
On the wine, I used a 2003 Sangiovese from Bray Vineyards. It just happened to be a bottle in my fridge that was already open.
Ingredients & Directions
1 lb fresh lamb shoulder or chops
4 tbsp olive oil
1 quart broth
3 cloves garlic, sliced
2 c. sliced carrots
1 raw sweet potato, cut into irregular chunks
6 oz tomato paste
1 c. sweet corn kernels
an unspecified amount of water to "thin" the stew
1 bay leaf
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 c. red wine
1. Separate the bone from the lamb shoulder or chops and set aside. The lamb meat should be cut into bite-sized pieces.
2. In a frying pan, add 2 tbsp olive oil and heat it up. Add the lamb meat and brown evenly. Set aside.
3. In an 8-qt stockpot, add 2 tbsp olive oil and heat it until the oil starts to thin. Add the sliced carrots and saute until tender.
4. Add the remaining ingredients to the stockpot: the lamb, the broth, sliced garlic, sweet potato, tomato paste, corn, dried oregano, garlic powder, and a bay leaf.
5. Bring it to a boil, then turn down to simmer. The stew will be done when the sweet potato is tender. Everything else cooks pretty quickly.
5. Add 1/4 c. red wine and simmer until the alcohol has cooked off.
6. Turn off the stove and serve stew.
Side notes:
On pot sizes, I have an 8-qt and a 12-qt stock pot; I use the 12-qt if I'm cooking a whole 3 lb chicken and the 8-qt for all other soups and stews. Does this mean you can't cook this in a 4-qt pot? No.. it just means that I only have two sizes to work with.
On the wine, I used a 2003 Sangiovese from Bray Vineyards. It just happened to be a bottle in my fridge that was already open.
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