🐑 Fried Lamb Chops with Potato and Spinach Cake | Elegant and Tasty Recipe
A complete, refined second course perfect for special occasions. The lamb chops are fried after a delicious breading and flavored with a creamy filling of Grana Grosino cheese 🧀. Accompanying them is a potato and spring onion cake and sautéed spinach, making the dish harmonious and balanced. The preparation is intricate, but the result is truly restaurant-quality!
📝 Ingredients for 4 people:
👉 For the chops:
- 8 lamb chops (about 75 g each)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 sprig of finely chopped thyme
- Peanut oil (for frying)
👉 For the filling:
- 150 g of milk
- 30 g of flour
- 30 g of butter
- 50 g of Grana Grosino
- 1 egg yolk
- Salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste
👉 For the breading:
- 1 egg
- Bread crumbs to taste
👉 For the cake:
- 250 g of peeled potatoes
- 2 spring onions
- 30 g of butter
- 20 g of Grana Grosino
- Salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste
- 4 disposable molds
👉 For the side dish:
- 100 g of fresh spinach
- 1 clove of garlic
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste
👨🍳 Preparation:
👉 1. The chops:
- Brown the lamb chops in a pan with a drizzle of oil and chopped thyme, on both sides.
- Let them cool completely.
👉 2. Cheese filling:
- In a saucepan, melt the butter, add the flour, and mix well.
- Pour in the boiling milk and cook for a few minutes until you achieve a thick béchamel.
- Off the heat, incorporate the grated Grana Grosino and the yolk, stirring vigorously.
- Spread the filling on both sides of the chops, then dip them in the beaten egg and coat with bread crumbs.
👉 3. Potato cake:
- Cook the potatoes in large pieces in salted water.
- In a pan, sauté the spring onions sliced with EVO oil.
- Combine the spring onions with the drained potatoes, add butter, Grana Grosino, pepper, salt, nutmeg, and roughly mash with a fork.
- Fill the disposable molds with the mixture and broil in the oven until lightly browned.
👉 4. Sautéed spinach:
- In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil with the garlic clove.
- Add the fresh spinach and sauté briefly until wilted.
👉 5. Frying:
- Fry the chops in peanut oil at 170°C until evenly browned.
- Drain on paper towels.
🍽️ Plating:
- Arrange the crossed chops on the plate.
- Add the potato cake turned out and the sautéed spinach.
- Serve hot and garnish to taste with a drizzle of raw EVO oil.
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