Meat
Noisette
Noisettes are small round loin medallions, often fat-wrapped—French precision portions of the mildest lamb. They cook in minutes and plate beautifully with a simple jus. Pan-roast in foaming butter to pink; rest on a warm plate. Sauce quickly in the same pan. Ideal for dinner parties where timing must be exact. Buy even weights. Overcooking is the only real way to fail them.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat 5.08 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.98 g
- Cholesterol 68.1 mg
- Sodium 60.2 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.3 g
- Water 63.6 g
- Energy 194 kcal
- Water 63.6 g
- Protein 23.3 g
- Fat 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat 5.08 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.98 g
- Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 38.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.86 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.63 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.2 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.3 mg
- Vitamin K 1.5 µg
- Minerals 360 mg
- Major Minerals 358 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 68.1 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.22 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.86 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.63 · vitamin-b6: 0.42 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.2 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.3 · vitamin-k: 1.5 ·
Minerals
Noisette of Lamb: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Escoffier-era kitchens standardised noisette cuts for controlled service.
Hotel banquet cookery relied on noisettes for costed premium plates.
Home cooks learned noisettes as an easy elegant alternative to whole racks.