Roth Käse GranQueso the Signature Ingredient in Spring Lamb Presentation
MONROE, Wisconsin—Spring brings lamb to culinary minds and chefs’ tables all across the country, and Andrew Meek, Chef/Owner of Sage, the restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa is no exception. His Rack of Lamb with Roth Käse GranQueso, Root Vegetable & Potato Dauphinoise and Parsley GranQueso Pesto, however, is nothing short of exceptional.
Chef Andrew prepares racks of lamb in the simplest of way (seared and baked to perfection)…and then pairs them with a scrumptious dauphinoise of root vegetables, enriched with Roth Käse GranQueso. This same Manchegostyle cheese (crafted from cow’s milk instead of sheep’s milk) emerges as the signature ingredient in the Chef’s finishing touch to the dish: a Parsley
GranQueso Pesto drizzled across the lamb.
“The cheese has both a bite and a bit of sweetness to it that gives the dauphinoise a delicious, distinctive flavor all its own that also stands up to the lamb,” says Chef Andrew. “And it melts just right—not too grainy, not too runny, and not too much pull.”
And what about the pesto? “I wanted something a little unexpected, but not jolting,” Chef says. “The parsley gives me a cleaner-tasting base to start with than traditional basil, and lets me layer on the ultra-richness of the macadamia
nuts and the sharp-sweetness of the GranQueso.
“I wouldn’t have thought of using a Spanish-style cheese in these ways, but when you taste the GranQueso, its unique flavor profile takes you in a lot of creative directions.”
GranQueso is both an original Roth Käse creation and an award-winner. It’s aged for six months to develop the sweetness-with-a-bite that Chef Andrew finds so appealing. Like all Roth Käse cheeses, GranQueso is hand-crafted by master cheesemakers according to traditional techniques. With roots in Switzerland, Roth Käse is now a leading manufacturer and marketer of
handcrafted, award-winning specialty cheeses in Monroe, WI, making only the highest quality, best tasting cheeses.
For more information on Roth Käse, contact: Kirsten Jaeckle, Director of Marketing 608.328.2122 ext. 8, or visit the website at www.rothkase.com.
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