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Friday, April 29, 2011

Potato, Chickpea, & Radish Greens Curry w/ Lamb Sausage

Lamb sausage = tasty.  Hearty veg-laden green curry = magnificent.  Both combined = meh.

I thought this was going to be a brilliant combo.  Turns out I was incorrect. Ha!  I mean, it wasn't inedible or anything, but in my head, I pictures such dazzling results.  I imaged a meal that I'd be raving about for the rest of the day.  I'm not exactly sure "why"...but so goes life.  We decided to forge a little lamb sausage this month over at forging fromage and that is how these little sausage meatballs came to be.  I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my lamb sausage after I'd made it.  Links would have been ideal, but I didn't order any casings, so that was out of the question.  So, I thought perhaps patties placed atop the radish salad suggested in our forging fromage challenge.  But I'm not too fond of just radish greens raw and alone.  I suppose I could have combined it with other lettuces and green, but... I do however love any type of green once cooked.  And then I thought green curry and couldn't get it out of my head...so I thought...why not!?

Well, I thought the combo of the potatoes with the chickpeas and radish greens tasted brilliant, but the sausage didn't end up "fitting".  I will definitely eat this curry again, but next time I will bulk-up on all of the veggies.  Really, I'd eat the sausage again, as well...just in a different application.
Lamb Sausage
yield: 1 lb.

1 garlic clove, minced
 2 Tbs. shallot, minced
 olive oil
¾ lb. lamb shoulder
¼ lb. pork fatback
1 tsp. smoked paprika
 scant tsp. cayenne
½ tsp. ground cumin
½ tsp. hatch chile powder
 ½ Tbs. kosher salt
 ¼ tsp. sugar

Sweat garlic & shallots in a little bit of olive oil in a pan over medium heat until translucent, ~2 minutes.  Cool completely.  Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.  Grind in a meat grinder, or pulse in batches in a food processor.  Chill for ~30 minutes.  Stuff into casings, or form into patties, etc.  Keeps, refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Potato, Chickpea, & Radish Greens Curry w/ Lamb Sausage
from the kitchen of girlichef
serves ~4-6

1 lb. lamb sausage, formed into ~32 mini-meatballs
(or make it a meatless curry and bulk up the veggies!)
1 sm. onion, sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
1 jalapeño, sliced thinly
2 heaping Tbs. green curry paste (I use Thai Kitchen brand)
2 small potatoes, diced small (peel if you wish)
1 c. cooked chickpeas
3 c. water (or use ½ coconut milk)
2-3 big handfuls radish greens (sub other greens, if you wish)
salt, to taste
radishes, sliced thin to garnish
cilantro, to garnish
yogurt, to garnish

Heat a little glug of olive oil in a large, deep-sided pan over medium-high heat.  Add meatballs and sauté until browned all the way around (at which time, they should also be cooked through), ~7-8 minutes.  Turn heat down to medium and add onion, garlic, & jalapeños.  Sauté another couple of minutes, stirring, until softened.
Stir in the curry paste, then add potatoes, chickpeas, and water (& coconut milk, if using).  Raise heat and bring to a boil.  Partially cover, reduce heat to a simmer and let bubble gently for 5 minutes.  Stir in radish greens, partially cover again and continue to bubble gently for another 10 minutes or so.  The sauce should have thickened at this point.  Remove from heat and taste then adjust seasoning with salt, if necessary.

Serve with radish slices, cilantro, and yogurt to garnish.

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  1. Girlchef sounds really yummy, have anice weekend,gloria

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  2. Well they look great! Sorry the combo didn't knock your socks off.
    There's always next month!

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  3. Heather, this combo of potato, chickpeas and meat looks awesome.

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  4. Ahhh so frustrating! But it really does sound like it SHOULD have worked!

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  5. I can see why you would pair these together. Lamb is suppose to go brilliantly with curry, right? Live and learn I guess.

    The meatballs look killer though. I remember I made Symon's pork sausage and it was terrific.

    P.S. glug of olive oil - very Jamie-esque! Next thing I know you'll be saying nob. LOL!

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  6. This is reminding me of one chana masala .. which is one of my fav! I think next time I will make it your way .. it will be like giving twist to the authentic chana masala :)

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  7. Simply fantastic, would love to finish that whole dish rite now..

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  8. Que plato tan completo, me encanta.

    Saludos

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  9. sorry it didn't turn out as thought, I would love to try the sausage recipe

    sweetlife

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  10. Mmm, I recently made a potato and leek soup with radish greens, they were delicious! Really complemented the richness well. The combo of flavours in this curry sound really interesting and yum. Cheers!

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  11. I feel like, to be a proper foodie, I need to get over my aversion to lamb. I must try it at least once. But I think I'll order it somewhere before I try to cook it, just in case ;)

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  12. No matter that the combo did not rock...That's why we cook. We just try it again.

    Velva

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  13. Part of the fun of cooking is to have things turn out differently than expected. Because then you get to figure out how to make it shine! It does sound like the perfect combination.

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  14. Beautiful dish! I would want a vegetarian version anyway, but sorry the sausage did not work for you here. I sure the lamb sausage would work in several dishes...fun to play with your food :)

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  15. Well Heather, the photos most certainly look like it would be delicious and the ingredients sound like they'd make a delicious combo. ??? Don't cha hate when that happens.

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  16. I tried your recipe last night and it was amazing. Thanks.

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