Rosemary Lamb with Parmesan and Green Pasta

Prep: 30min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 45min
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Rosemary lamb with parmesan and green pasta is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the lamb category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 400 g green penne
  • 350 g lamb fillet
  • 4 small red onions
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • Olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 100 g parmesan (shaved)
  • Pepper (freshly ground)
  • Salt
  • 2 tsp rosemary (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 150 ml robust red wine
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cut the lamb into bite-sized pieces. Peel the garlic and cut it lengthwise into sticks. Season the lamb with pepper, then mix with 4 tbsp oil, rosemary, thyme, and garlic; marinate for 2 hours. Transfer the meat and its marinade to a pan and cook for 7-10 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently. Then season with salt, lift the meat out of the pan. Reduce the fond with wine, simmer 1‑2 minutes, strain through a sieve, taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

  2. 2.

    Peel the onions and cut them into thick wedges. In a second pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and brown the onion wedges until golden; season with salt and pepper.

  3. 3.

    Bring plenty of salted water to a boil and cook the penne al dente; drain, reserving some cooking water.

  4. 4.

    Mix the pasta with butter and 2 tbsp reserved cooking water, then immediately plate. Arrange the lamb and onion wedges on top. Drizzle the meat with 1‑2 tbsp sauce and sprinkle fresh parmesan shavings before serving promptly.