Kosher French Cuisine

Ingredients

• 4 thin lamb slices (from leg or loin, pounded to ¼-inch thick)
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• Salt
• pepper
• Butcher’s twine or toothpicks
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 small eggplant, finely diced
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ tsp. ground cumin
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ cup prunes, finely chopped
• ¼ cup toasted pine nuts (optional)
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs (or matzo meal for kosher alternative to breadcrumbs)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup lamb or vegetable stock
• ½ cup red wine
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 1 sprig fresh thyme