Lamb in Red Wine Cherry Sauce

6 lamb loin chops

salt & pepper

1/2 cup red wine

1/2 cup  sour cherry juice, no sugar

1/2 cup beef broth

1 Tb garlic, crushed

1 TB herb de provence

2 TB honey

1 TB balsamic

1/2 cups dried cherries

In a Dutch oven with some olive oil , season on both sides and sear until golden.  Add remaining ingredients. 

Place in 350 oven for 90 minutes, take off cover in last 10-15 minutes, rasining heat to 400 to reduce some of the liquid.

*  I added a dollop of butter in the last 15 minutes in the oven.

Enjoy Every Bite !

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Asian Chicken

1 lb ground chicken

1/2 cup of lite soy sause

2 TB sweet soy sauce

1 TB sesame oil

1 TB minced ginger

1 TB minced garlic

fresh cracked pepper

8-10 mushrooms, chopped

Bib lettuce

2 green onion

In a pan, on medium high,  with some sunflower oil, add ground chicken.  Add the soy sauce, sweet soy, sesame oil, ginger, garlic.   When almost cooked, add mushrooms, saute 5 minutes more.  Add green onions when chicken has completed cooking.

Hoison Sauce

1/2 cup hoison sauce
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp sesame oil
2 TB honey
2 TB pineapple juice or orange juice

Add all ingredients in a small pot, heat thoroughly.
Taking one whole bib lettuce leaf, place  about 3-4 TB of chicken mixture in center, drizzle with hoison sauce, wrap it up to keeping the  ingredients  tucked inside and enjoy this light delicous dish !  Doesn't leave you feeling heavy and over stuffed !

Note *  I have used iceburg lettuce for this as well, tasted just as good.

Enjoy Every Bite !