I managed to remember to take one photo of our dinner. It's not staged at all, just the regular jumble that our dining table always is. Still, it records the food for posterity. I didn't take a photo of the appetizer, escargots (snails) in garlic/parsley butter. It was good, especially for those who like garlic.
The rest of the meal followed and that's what's in the photo. There's the rolled leg of lamb, perfectly cooked to just the right amount of rareness. Ken roasted it in the air fryer, a first for us. Then there are Brussels sprouts, a holiday favorite, steamed until mostly done, then sliced and sautéed in butter and olive oil. The beans, French flageolets, were served hot and simply seasoned. I drank a local dry white sparkling wine and Ken drank a Mediterranean rosé with the snails. The main course was served with a local Touraine Mesland red. Tasty! Finally, dessert was the pumpkin pie that I made on Wednesday.
What a beautiful feast. I’ve never been able to develop an appreciation for escargot.
ReplyDeleteThe lamb looks perfect. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to attempt cooking an expensive meat like that in the air fryer. So far I just do salmon which is always good.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! Lamb and flageolets are the best combo ever. -- Chrissoup
ReplyDeleteOh, isn't that delightful! I've never done any real cooking in the air fryer (Salmon, eh, Evelyn??)... just re-heating frozen or doggy-bag food. Works well for those two. I'm amazed that you were able to have such success with that wonderful leg of lamb!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking lamb! And everything else too.
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mitch, they're not something we eat often, but they're fun once in a while.
ReplyDeleteevelyn, Ken did hamburgers in the fryer recently and they came out very well, so he did some research and cooked the lamb with, as you see, excellent results!
chris, no argument here!
judy, we mostly make fries with it, but are learning do other things as well.
bettyann, it was delicious! :)
judy, I think it helped that it was a boneless, rolled roast. More even cooking in the fryer.
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