Lamb Scallopini with Lemon and Mint
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Total time: 36 min • Prep: 18 min • Cook: 18 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Who needs veal? Ask your butcher to cut a leg of lamb scallopini-style and feast on a Mediterranean dinner that takes only minutes to make.
Ingredients
Uncooked lean and trimmed lamb leg
1½ pound(s), cut scallopini-style (should yield about 18 very t
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es)
Peppermint leaves
2 tbsp(s), chopped
All-purpose flour
⅓ cup(s)
Cooking spray
2 spray(s), or enough to coat skillet
Olive oil
1 tsp(s)
Lemon juice canned or bottled
¼ fl oz
Lemon
1 medium, sliced
Instructions
1
Pound lamb about 1/4-inch thick, sprinkle with salt and pepper and dust thoroughly with flour.
2
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in skillet and brown first batch of lamb cutlets, turning once, about 1 to 2 minutes per side; remove and set aside. Repeat until all of lamb is browned. Return all of lamb to skillet, add lemon juice and mint, and simmer for about 4 minutes. Serve garnished with lemon slices. Yields about 4 to 5 slices lamb per serving.
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