Recipe: Lamb Bites with Celeriac Sticks and Wild Blueberry Sauce

Ingredients:

Celeriac Sticks

1 celeriac, peeled and cut in ½

Boiling water

1 teaspoon (5 ml) olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Lamb Bites

1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil

4, 6oz (170 g) lamb loins, trimmed (approximately 1 loin per person)

Salt and pepper to taste

Wild Blueberry Sauce

1 tablespoon (15 g) butter

1 cup (150 g) wild blueberries

¼ cup (60 ml) red wine

½ cup (120 ml) low sodium beef stock

Preparation:

Celeriac Sticks

  1. Blanch celeriac in boiling water until partially cooked, approximately 10 minutes.
  2. Remove and set aside until cool enough to handle.  Cut into 1 inch by ¾ inch sticks.
  3. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan, add celeriac, season with salt and pepper.
  4. Saute on all sides until golden brown and tender, approximately 10 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lamb Bites

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. Heat olive oil in a large, wide-based saute pan over medium-high heat.  Season lamb with salt and pepper.
  3. Sear lamb on all sides until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes.  Place hot pan with lamb in oven until cooked medium-rare with an internal temperature 130°F, approximately 10-15 minutes.
  4. Place lamb on a cutting board, tent with foil to keep hot.  Rest for 5-8 minutes before slicing each loin into 3, 2oz medallions.

 

Wild Blueberry Sauce

  1. Heat butter in a saute pan over medium heat.  Add blueberries, cook until slightly tender, approximately 5 minutes.
  2. Deglaze with red wine and simmer until liquid has reduced slightly, approximately 2 minutes.
  3. Add beef stock, simmer until liquid reduces by half and is a thicker in consistency, approximately 3 minutes.

 

Assembly

  1. Place 3 medallions of lamb on each plate.
  2. Stack Celeriac Sticks beside Lamb Bites.
  3. Spoon Wild Blueberry Sauce over and around Lamb Bites, serve.

 

Preparation time: approximately 45 minutes – 1 hour. Serves 4

 

Approximate nutritional analysis per portion:
Calories: 342

Carbohydrates: 6 g

Fat: 21 g

Protein: 29 g

Cholesterol: 106 mg

Sodium: 361 mg

Fiber: 1g