Ground lamb recipes - 2 recipes

Chef Tips and Tricks

Mini Cherry Pies

These mini cherry pies are so cute, we could eat them right up!

Preheat the oven to 350° F.
Roll out some dough, and then use a cup or a cookie cutter to cut the dough into circles.
Place each circle into the cavities of a silicone muffin mould (or greased tin), and press into the bottom and along the sides.
Pit the cherries, and throw into a pot.
Add sugar, baking powder, and water, and simmer until it thickens to a saucy consistency.
Use a spoon to fill each pie to 2/3 to the top.
Optional: for a bit of variety, you can also fill the pies with apricots + brown sugar + butter, or apples + brown sugar + almond flakes.
For the lattice crust: use a pizza slicer to cut out thin strips of dough, then lace together to form a lattice.
Use a cup to cut the lattice into circles, then gently place on top of the uncooked pies.
Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake the pies at 350° F for 25 minutes, or until golden.
Let cool for 15 minutes, then gently lift the pies out with the edge of a knife.
Enjoy!

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Core the tomatoes and keep the tops to be used as covers Empty the inside seeds and juice of tomatoes and use th...

For the stuffing
½ lb ground lamb
½ lb ground beef
1 cup of short grain rice, wished and drained well
6 cloves of garlic minced
1 small can of chopped tomatoes and/or the tomato cores which will be emptied out.
1 tsp tomato paste
1 tsp or more red pepper paste
2 tbs of dry crushed mid-oriental mint
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
3 tbs lemon juice
This mixture should not be too runny but should have enough liquid to allow the rice to cook.
4 lbs of tomatoes or about 10 mid-size ripe tomatoes, it is best if they are almost the same size.
4 potatoes , peeled and sliced thick
Additional juice of 3 lemons , about 1/3 cup
½ -¾ cup olive oil