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Lamb Noisettes with Camembert and Mint, with Leek, Potato and Camembert Tarts Recipe
 
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Lamb Noisettes with Camembert and Mint, with Leek, Potato and Camembert Tarts
Flavors of Paris and the Ile-de-France
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
An original recipe from Gérard Besson, of Restaurant Gérard Besson, Rue du Coq Héron in Paris as part of the "Camembert à la carte" promotion

About camembert
"Camembert is to cheese what French cooking is to the culinary arts. I'm proud to be French and I'm proud to be a chef!"

About my camembert recipe.
"It may seem odd to pair this great classic cheese with the flavor of mint, but when you find a subtle balance, it proves to be a wonderful pairing of tastes."
Ingredients
Ingredients for 6 servings
- 12 Lamb noisettes, flattened slightly (lamb tenderloin)
- 1/2 ripened raw milk Camembert, to stuff the noisettes
- 1/2 pasteurized half-ripened camembert to top the noisettes
- 2 leaves of fresh mint
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) butter
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper
Garnish
- 6 tartlet shells (4 cm / 1 1/2" in diameter)
- 1 leek, white part only, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1 mint leaf
- Salt
- 6 potatoes
- 6 thin slices of lean dried bacon
- 12 sprigs of celeriac leaves
- 150 ml (10 tbsp.) lamb jus (from simmering the bones)
Method

Preparing the lamb noisettes 

  1. season the lamb noisettes with salt and pepper; arrange them in pairs;
  2. remove the rind from the camembert; cut the cheese into strips and place 1 strip of ripened raw-milk cheese and a few strands of mint between two lamb noisettes; continue with the 10 others; 
  3. sprinkle the noisettes with breadcrumbs and sauté in hot clarified butter for 1 minute on each side; 
  4. top the noisettes with a strip of half-ripenend pasteurized camembert. 
Preparing the garnishes   
  1. finely chop the white part of the leek and cook in olive oil with mint; season with salt;
  2. fill the tartlet shells with the leek mixture;
  3. cook the potatoes in boiling salted water, then scoop them out;
  4. top the tartlets and potatoes with a slice of half-ripened pasteurized camembert;
  5. place in a 160° C (325° F) oven with the noisettes 3 minutes before serving;
Presentation
  1. season the noisettes and garnishes lightly with pepper when you remove them from the oven;
  2. serve with a slice of bacon, a few fried celeriac leaves and a ribbon of lamb jus. 
 
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