Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Crispy Manchego-Stuffed Lamb Meatballs

...With porcini risotto, minted orange, and oil-cured olive salad.

Are you ready for this one? Local-to-Lawrence ground lamb, mixed with spices and manchego cheese, rolled into hearty meatballs… and then coated with panko breadcrumbs and lightly fried. Served with heady porcini mushroom risotto, refreshed with mint and citrus, and sprinkled with a salad of oil-cured olives, those black, salty, unctuous, deeply earthy bits of goodness. We recommend Barrel 27, 'Right Hand Man' 2007 Syrah with this one; its complex notes of cherries, plum, pepper, mocha, and currant can stand up to the myriad flavors in this appetizer.

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