Lamb With Sausage-Mint Couscous And Parsley Jus

Serves: 3

Jailyn Upton

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

62

Spice

54

Sweetness

50

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

8 tbsps

Olive Oil

1.5 tsps

Ground Cumin

1.5 cups

Chicken Stock

1 tsp

Curry Powder

1 cup

Couscous

Directions:

1

Blanch parsley in large pot of boiling salted water for 30 seconds

2

Drain

3

Transfer to bowl of ice water and cool

4

Drain well

5

Place parsley, 6 tablespoons oil and 6 tablespoons ice water in blender; purée until well blended

6

Strain into small bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible

7

Mix in lemon juice

8

Season with salt and pepper

9

(Parsley jus can be made 1 day ahead

10

Cover; chill

11

Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving

12

) Preheat oven to 400°F

13

Sprinkle lamb with cumin, salt and pepper

14

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over high heat

15

Add lamb; cook until brown on all sides, about 3 minutes

16

Transfer skillet to oven; cook lamb to desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium-rare

17

Transfer lamb to cutting board

18

Tent with foil to keep warm

19

Let stand 5 minutes

20

Meanwhile, sauté sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until brown, about 4 minutes

21

Bring stock and curry powder to boil in medium saucepan

22

Mix in couscous

23

Cover; remove from heat

24

Let stand 10 minutes

25

Fluff couscous with fork

26

Add sausage and mint; toss to blend

27

Season couscous to taste with salt and pepper

28

Slice lamb

29

Spoon couscous onto plates

30

Surround with sliced lamb

31

Spoon parsley jus around lamb and serve

32

Blanch parsley in large pot of boiling salted water for 30 seconds

33

Drain

34

Transfer to bowl of ice water and cool

35

Drain well

36

Place parsley, 6 tablespoons oil and 6 tablespoons ice water in blender; purée until well blended

37

Strain into small bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible

38

Mix in lemon juice

39

Season with salt and pepper

40

(Parsley jus can be made 1 day ahead

41

Cover; chill

42

Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving

43

) Preheat oven to 400°F

44

Sprinkle lamb with cumin, salt and pepper

45

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over high heat

46

Add lamb; cook until brown on all sides, about 3 minutes

47

Transfer skillet to oven; cook lamb to desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium-rare

48

Transfer lamb to cutting board

49

Tent with foil to keep warm

50

Let stand 5 minutes

51

Meanwhile, sauté sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until brown, about 4 minutes

52

Bring stock and curry powder to boil in medium saucepan

53

Mix in couscous

54

Cover; remove from heat

55

Let stand 10 minutes

56

Fluff couscous with fork

57

Add sausage and mint; toss to blend

58

Season couscous to taste with salt and pepper

59

Slice lamb

60

Spoon couscous onto plates

61

Surround with sliced lamb

62

Spoon parsley jus around lamb and serve