With all the dinners and dining going on at New York City’s revered James Beard House this year, Panzano Chef Elise Wiggins’ braised lamb croquette was one of the 15 favorite dishes of the year as noted on The Beard House official blog.
Wiggins, along with other chick chefs, whipped up the winning dish during the Denver Women Chefs Rules Beard House dinner in September.
And although the fave dish is not currently on the Panzano menu, the similar crochetta di cinghiale is. The crochetta is a wild boar croquette over marbled potatos, carrots, beets, turnips and capers sauteed with salsa verde and demi glaze.
Here’s what the Beard blog said about Wiggins’ winning way:
“The dish was all about balance: the rustic comfort of braised lamb shank tucked within in a refined tuile, the crunchy package collapsing around the tender slow-cooked meat. Wiggins credits a local producer: ‘The lamb that I love to use is from Triple M Bar Ranch. The farmers and lamb ranchers work together so there’s no food waste. When all the best melons are picked, they bring in the lambs to eat up whatever is left over. Just like the old saying, you are what you eat, and that diet makes these lambs the most delicious in the world.’ The croquette was paired with sweet pea-fennel purée, red vein sorrel, and a cinnamon-cherry foie gras truffle, which, in a petite and decadent bite, captured a nostalgic longing for PB&Js…”
For the rest of the Beard House picks, go to www.jamesbeard.org/blog/our-favorite-dishes-2014.
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