Roast Easter Lamb with White Wine (Pomodori e Vino)

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Roast Easter Lamb with White Wine

Marcella herself says this recipe is simple—simple and delicious, I say! It reiterates to me how the simplicity of technique can make big flavors.

I found a 2 and a half pound, organic lamb shoulder through our local Golden Acres Ranch
http://www.goldenacresranchflorida.com/

All I had to do was brown it nicely and cook it on the stove top until it was done. The garlic and rosemary lent earthy notes to the meat.

The sauce was the best part—just water added to the pan drippings. Nothing fancy but full of flavor.
We ate it with roasted potatoes and a mix of kale and collards, sauteed with a little garlic.

Posted to 5. Friday - Sandi/Jan | Veal by Jan on November 19, 2010 6:49 AM
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Comments (4)

Susie L:

Jan, it looks positively gorgeous. I really like your choice of greens.

Posted by Susie L | November 19, 2010 9:06 AM

Posted on November 19, 2010 09:06

Jerry:

I wonder if we have learned yet . . . simple, fresh ingredients + few critical flavours = truly amazing results.

Your lamb looks wonderful!

Posted by Jerry | November 21, 2010 6:09 AM

Posted on November 21, 2010 06:09

Marcella Hazan:

It's the old principle of allowing things to taste of themselves, but of course it isn't a simple as that. The flavors lie dormant within the ingredients and there are always two or three things you must do to encourage them to emerge. What's important is to do the minimum necessary, because when you do too much - too many herbs and spices, unnecessary accompaniments, and stuff added to augment the natural cooking juices - when you do too much, you aren't encouraging true flavors, you are smothering them.

Posted by Marcella Hazan | November 22, 2010 2:34 PM

Posted on November 22, 2010 14:34

Christine Golden:

Thanks for the mention, Jan. I'm Bobbie Golden's daughter and I help manage the Golden Acres website. This blog will be a great addition to our Cooking and Recipes page. What a beautiful selection of lamb recipes!

I'm not seeing any goat (Chevon, mutton, cabrito) recipes, though. Could be an interesting addition to your repertoire. The fainting or myotonic goats have the tastiest and most tender cuts.

Happy Cooking!

Posted by Christine Golden | November 26, 2010 10:26 AM

Posted on November 26, 2010 10:26

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Pomodori e Vino is a group of nine who, on March 28th, 2010 began a challenge to cook every recipe in Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" We are documenting our results here with a post every day. Check in often.