Pan Roasted Lamb Loin with an Apple-Celriac Mash and a

Cranberry-Port Lamb Jus

Courtesy of Whisk and Lohman

Mash:

4-5 Yukon Gold Potato, peeled and 1/4d
½C Celriac, cleaned and diced
¾C Granny Smith Apple, peeled and diced
¾C Half-Half
5T Butter
  Salt and Pepper

Place potatoes in pot and cover with water by 2inch. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are soft. Drain.

In a saute pan, heat a touch of oil with 1T butter. When melted, add celriac and saute for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add apple and cook for two minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

Scald half-half with 4T butter. Mash potatoes with the scalded dairy to desired thickness. Blend in the apple-celeriac mix and season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.

Lamb Jus:

1/3C Celery, chopped
1/3C Carrot, chopped
1/3C Onion, chopped
1Tbs Oil
2cl Garlic, minced
1C Ruby Port
3C Lamb/Veal Stock
¼C W&L Cranberry-Ginger Chutney

In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium high flame. Add the carrot, onion, celery and garlic and sweat thoroughly. Deglaze with red wine and reduce by ½. Add the lamb stock and continue to reduce by ½, frequently skimming impurities.

Strain and continue reduce to ½ Cup or desired concentration. Stir the W&L Cranberry-Ginger Chutney in the reduction, cook for 1 minute and remove from heat.

To Finsh:

Season lamb loins with salt and pepper. Sear well on both sides about 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from heat and let rest in warm area for 5 minutes before slicing. Slice loin across grain into 5-6 bias medallions.

Place a scoop of mash in center of plate, fan the lamb loin and place over top. Nappe sauce around the plate and garnish with an Orange gremolata ( 1 Tbs each of orange zest and chopped parsley tossed with 1 tsp of garlic.)