Double Rib Lamb Chops with Cassoulet of Summer Beans and Rosemary

Name: Double Rib Lamb Chops with Cassoulet of Summer Beans and Rosemary
Yield: Makes 6 Servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons dried marrow beans (or other white beans), soaked overnight at room temperature in 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons dried cranberry beans, soaked overnight at room temperature in 1 cup water; ½ cup Chicken Stock; Two 2-inch sections leek; Two 2-inch sections carrot; Two 2-inch-long onion wedges; 1 recipe “Quick” Lamb Sauce; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter; 10 large green beans, blanched until tender (see Big-Pot Blanching), chilled in ice water, drained, and cut on the bias into 1-inch pieces; 10 large yellow wax beans, blanched until tender (see Big-Pot Blanching), chilled in ice water, drained, and cut on the bias into 1-inch pieces; ¼ cup peeled fava beans, germs removed, blanched until tender (see Big-Pot Blanching), chilled in ice water, and drained; ¼ cup fresh soybeans (see Sources), blanched until tender (see Big-Pot Blanching), chilled in ice water, and drained; 2 tablespoons Tomato Diamonds; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons Brunoise; 6 double-cut rib lamb chops, trimmed of excess fat and silverskin and bones frenched (about 4 to 5 ounces each); 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter; Canola oil; 6 sprigs thyme; 3 cloves garlic, split and crushed; Rosemary Oil; 1 sprig rosemary, leaves only

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The French Laundry Cookbook

By Thomas Keller

Published 1999

About

Ingredients

Cassoulet of Beans

2 tablespoons dried marrow beans (or other white beans), soaked overnight at room temperature in 1 cup water

Europe
France
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean
Summer

Method

To Cook the Dried Beans

Remove and discard any bean skins that have risen to the top of the water. Drain and rinse the beans and place them in two separate small pots. Add cold water to cover by 2 inches and bring to a boil. Remove and discard any beans that come to the surface. Drain the beans and run under cold water to cool.

Return the beans to t