Lamb T-Bones with Rosemary-Balsamic Butter Sauce

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: Fresh Food Fast

Episode: Dinner for Two

Lamb T-Bones with Rosemary-Balsamic Butter Sauce

Name: Lamb T-Bones with Rosemary-Balsamic Butter Sauce
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Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 (2-inch thick) lamb T-bone chops (about 2 pounds); Emeril's Essence Creole Seasoning, recipe follows, to taste; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion; 10 cloves garlic, whole; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1/2 cup dry red wine; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, cut into medium dice, optional; Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes, recipe follows; 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper; 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 2 tablespoons salt; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 2 tablespoons garlic powder; 1 tablespoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 3 cups pre-washed fresh baby spinach; 1 pound small Yukon gold potatoes; Kosher salt; 1/2 cup sour cream; 3 tablespoons butter; Freshly ground black pepper

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 5 min

Prep: 20 min
Inactive: 25 min
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 4 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 5 min

Prep: 20 min
Inactive: 25 min
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

8 (2-inch thick) lamb T-bone chops (about 2 pounds)

Emeril's Essence Creole Seasoning, recipe follows, to taste

2 teaspoons olive oil

1/2 cup thinly sliced onion

10 cloves garlic, whole

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

1/2 cup dry red wine

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, cut into medium dice, optional

Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes, recipe follows

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

2 1/2 tablespoons paprika

1 tablespoon dried oregano

2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon dried thyme

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1 tablespoon black pepper

1 tablespoon onion powder

Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes

3 cups pre-washed fresh baby spinach

1 pound small Yukon gold potatoes

Kosher salt

1/2 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons butter

Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Bring chops to room temperature and season with the Creole seasoning.
Heat the olive oil in a 10-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the chops and brown on one side for 4 to 5 minutes.
Flip the chops and nestle the onion, whole cloves of garlic, and rosemary sprigs between. Cook for 3 minutes longer.
Deglaze the pan with the red wine and balsamic vinegar, scraping up all the brown bits. Add the salt, and pepper, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer, for medium-rare.
Remove the chops to a warm serving platter and serve the chops drizzled with the rosemary-balsamic sauce.
Serve the chops with the Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes.

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning

Yield: 2/3 cup

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.

Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes

Yield: 4 servings

Using a small pot, add the potatoes, salt, and enough water to cover. Top with a lid and bring to a boil and cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the water, leaving the cooked potatoes in the pot, and return the pot to the burner over low heat.
Add the spinach, sour cream, and butter, to the pot. Cover the pot, and cook until the spinach wilts. Remove the pot from the heat and using a potato masher, smash the mixture together until just combined, it should still be a little chunky.
Season the potatoes with salt, and pepper, and serve hot.

Cook’s Note

If you would like an enriched sauce, after removing the chops, reduce the heat to low and whisk the butter in the pan in 3 separate additions, fully incorporating each addition before adding more; do not allow the sauce to boil.

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, adapted from Emeril 20-40-60: Fresh Food Fast, HarperStudio Publishers, New York, 2009, courtesy MSLO, Inc.

Lamb T-Bones with Rosemary-Balsamic Butter Sauce

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning

Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning

Rustic Smashed Spinach Potatoes

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