Recipes thread

[Thumpalumpacus]

Here's a post from a few years back I made on another forum detailing a decent dinner:

... namely, the theory that bacon makes everything better, and I am happy to report to the membership that this theory was, once again, completely validated. On the menu tonight: lamb chops wrapped in bacon, roasted potatoes, sauteed baby portabella mushrooms in butter and garlic, and a fresh salad.

First, I chopped the salad, and set it aside:




Then I prepped the mushrooms (eight or so medium-large) for sauteeing, by slicing them thick -- about 1/4". I'll get a little ahead of my self and show their cooking at this time -- melt 1/2 stick of butter, 2 tbsps of olive oil, and a light sprinkle of garlic powder and pepper in a pan on medium-high heat. You can also use fresh garlic, slivered, for this part -- it's netter that way. Stir your mushroom in and stir regularly for three or four minutes, depending on the texture you prefer from your mushrooms. (The cooking should actually take place right before you remove the potatoes and lamb from the oven):




The potatoes (four medium russets) get roughly cubed and mixed with 3/4 cup of sliced onion. Paint one side of some tin foil with melted butter and your favorite seasonings, then wrap the taters tightly, and put them in the oven at the same time as your lamb chops, and time and temperature for both is 375ºF for 45 minutes:



I season my lamb (these are shoulder chops, the best for this recipe) lightly with garlic powder, pepper, and basil, and then wrap each in two strips of bacon:




As noted above, the potatoes and the chops go in the oven simultaneously. I flip the chops about half-way into the cooking. Start melting the butter for your mushrooms about 35 minutes into their baking, and you will pull everything out at about the same time ... just in time to see this:



My son, and Neighborlady, both agree with me: bacon does indeed make everything better.