Skinny Peppered Lamburgers In Herbed Pizzaiola Sauce

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	California		4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	t	Salt
1	lb	Ground lamb, very lean
2	T	Black peppercorns
		Cracked
2	c	Water
1		Bulb
1		Tomato
1/2	c	Fresh basil, mint or
		Parsley
1	T	Butter, cut into 4 pieces
		Garlic

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix salt with lamb, shape meat into 4 patties, and coat both sides of
patties with peppercorns, pushing peppercorns into meat with the heel
of the hand. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Meanwhile  bring
the water to a boil. Drop garlic cloves into boiling water;  lower heat
and simmer until garlic is very tender and mild (about 25  minutes).
Drain garlic and peel, reserving water. Heat a heavy,  nonreactive or
nonstick medium skillet until waves of heat ripple up.  Sear lamb
patties in dry skillet for 2 minutes per side. Transfer to  warmed
platter. Peel, deseed and mince the tomato. Add to skillet  poached
garlic, 1/4 cup water from the garlic, tomato, and basil.  Reduce sauce
rapidly to a glaze, stirring constantly. With pan off  heat, whisk
butter into warm sauce a piece at a time. Season with  salt to taste
and pour sauce over lamb.  Recipe By     : the California Culinary
Academy  From: Gary Watson <watson@rahul.Net>  Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995
09:09:32  ~0800 (  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 300 Calories From Fat: 166 Total Fat: 18.6g Cholesterol: 83.6mg Sodium: 843.5mg Potassium: 800.5mg Carbohydrates: 11.1g Fiber: 3.8g Sugar: 2.7g Protein: 23.1g

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