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Lamb Chops with Poached Quince and Balsamic Pan Sauce

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Lamb Chops with Poached Quince and Balsamic Pan Sauce

Lamb Chops with Poached Quince and Balsamic Pan Sauce

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Equipment

  • - Kitchen Knife Set: Essential for chopping ingredients like quince, herbs, and preparing lamb chops with precision and safety.

  • - Stainless Steel Skillet: Ideal for searing lamb chops to perfection, ensuring a crispy exterior while keeping the inside tender and juicy.

  • - Large Saucepan: Perfect for poaching quince or simmering the balsamic pan sauce, with enough space to avoid overflow.

  • - Mixing Bowls: Necessary for assembling the quince poaching liquid, mixing pan sauces, and other ingredients preparation.

  • - Digital Kitchen Scale: Useful for precise ingredient measurement, especially when adjusting the proportions in a recipe.

  • - Spatula: Essential for flipping the lamb chops and stirring ingredients in a pan.

  • - Poaching Set: Includes equipment like strainers and heatproof containers, specifically useful for poached quince preparation.

  • - Nonstick Frying Mat: Useful when pan flipping or serving the dish to avoid sticking and tearing of lamb chops.

  • - High-Speed Blender: For creating smooth purees from poached quince, ensuring a consistent texture without seeds or fibrous parts.

  • - Storage Containers: To store leftovers, such as the pan sauce or marinated lamb chops.

  • - Meat Thermometer: Ensures that the lamb chops reach the recommended safe internal temperature, guaranteeing a delicious and hygienic meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened apple juice

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1 quince, peeled, cored, cut into 1/4–inch–thick slices

  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs plus 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

  • 8 3/4–inch–thick lamb rib chops or eight 1 1/4–inch–thick lamb loin chops

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 1 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon butter

  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano

  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Combine apple juice and sugar in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium–high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add quince slices and thyme sprigs. Reduce heat to medium–low, cover, and simmer until quince is tender, about 20 minutes. Strain, reserving quince and juices separately. Discard thyme sprigs.
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Instruction 2

Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium–high heat. Add lamb; cook to desired doneness, about 2 1/2 minutes per side for rib chops and 3 1/2 minutes per side for loin chops for medium–rare. Transfer lamb to platter; cover to keep warm. Pour off drippings from skillet; place skillet over medium heat. Add reserved quince juices; boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; stir in vinegar, butter, oregano, rosemary, and 1/2 teaspoon chopped thyme. Season pan sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
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Instruction 3

Top lamb with poached quince. Spoon pan sauce over and serve.
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