Rack of Lamb With Sage Crust

photo by Bergy





- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 (1 -1 1/4 lb) whole racks of lamb
- kosher salt
- black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2⁄3 cup fresh sage leaf, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- balsamic vinegar
directions
- Preheat the oven to 475°F.
- Season the lamb generously with salt and pepper.
- Place a large cast-iron skillet over high heat, when very hot, add the oil and sear one of the racks all over until it is very brown, about 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer to a roasting pan fitted with a rack, laying it rounded side up.
- Repeat with the remaining rack.
- Cover with foil and set aside.
- Place the remaining ingredients, except the vinegar, in a food processor.
- Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, and process until it forms a paste.
- Press the paste onto the racks.
- Roast until desired doneness, 15 min for medium rare.
- Allow to rest for 5 min, covered, then carve and serve drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
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Reviews
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What a SAGE chef you are. I would give this a 6 if we could,excellent flavor and I love lamb. I scaled the recipe down to do 1/2 rack and it worked well. Thanks Malrkey for a great recipe. Added comments- I love lamb and I love this recipe!!! I did an 8 rib rack, - The flavor was excellent and this is a definate do again recipe Thanks Malarkey testay 2 Jan 08 This is such a tasty recipe I made it yet again -perfect every time. I served it with a wonderful parsnip recipe#189176 they compliment each other perfectly. Thanks again Malarkey 11 Oct 09Had it for our Thanksgiving dinner - Love this recipe
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