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Lamb chops with vegetables and wine pairing
The Canyon River Grill

Grilled Superior Farms Lamb Chops with Bing Cherries, Red Quinoa Salad & Licorice Infused Demi-Glace

Pairs Beautifully with 2018 & 2019 Mazzacano 'The Rocks' Syrah
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Lamb
  • 1 Full Rack of Lamb (8 bones) Frenched & Cut Into Single Chops
Spice Mix
  • 1/4 tsp Cardamom Ground
  • 1 tsp Coriander Ground
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Brown Sugar
Quinoa Salad
  • 2 c Red Quinoa Cooked
  • 1/2 c Zucchini Finely Diced
  • 1/2 c Tomato Finely Diced
  • 2 tbsp Red Onion Finely Diced
  • 1/2 c Cucumber Finely Diced
  • 2 tbsp Parsley Chopped
  • 4 tbsp Olive Oil Extra Virgin
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice Freshly Squeezed
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste
Blistered Green Beans
  • 2 c Green Beans
Licorice Wine Sauce
  • 1/2 Shallot Finely Diced
  • 2 oz Soft High Quality Black Licorice Finely Sliced
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 4 oz Syrah
  • 2 c Veal or Chicken Stock
Bing Cherry Salad
  • 5 oz Bing Cherries Fresh Pitted
  • 1 Handful Baby Arugula
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil Extra Virgin
  • 1/2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste

Method
 

  1. Combine spice mix, season lamb chops and refrigerate. Remove toroom temperature 30 minutes before grilling.
  2. Cook quinoa (per package recommendations) and chill. Toss the quinoawith the vegetables and herbs. Whisk the oil and lemon, and mixthrough, season to taste and refrigerate until serving.
  3. To make the sauce: render shallots, add licorice, bay, wine and reduceto sec. Add stock and simmer until reduced to sauce consistency.Season with spice mix and strain.
  4. Preheat grill and cook lamb over medium flame to desired doneness.
  5. Heat 1 tablespoon blended oil over high heat in a medium sauté pan.Blister blanched green beans over high heat and season with saltand pepper.
  6. In a small bowl toss together the cherries, arugula, oil and balsamic.Season to taste.
  7. Divide quinoa salad to center of 4 plates. Next arrange some beansover quinoa and top with 2 lamb chops. Spoon Sauce over lamb & topwith cherry salad.