RACK OF LAMB WITH HERB CRUST
Special occasions demand equally momentous meals, and few dishes are as elegant -- or delicious -- as this flavorful rack of lamb. It's far easier to make than it appears; simply follow a few basic steps for impressive results.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Lamb Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees with rack in center. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Rub lamb with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place in skillet, and sear until golden brown all over (including ends), about 3 minutes per side. Place on a baking sheet. Let stand until cool, about 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine breadcrumbs, rosemary, garlic, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Brush lamb with 2 tablespoons Dijon, making sure the entire surface is covered. Pat seasoned breadcrumbs over rack (reserve any remaining breadcrumbs for another use), covering Dijon in an even layer. Return to baking sheet, and roast until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat registers 130 degrees, 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before carving into individual chops.
ROASTED RACK OF LAMB WITH ROSEMARY JUS
Steps:
- Remove the fat cap from the lamb racks, leaving a thin layer of fat on top of the meat, and clean the fat and skin from the bones and wrap the bones in aluminum foil. Cut the racks in half (leaving you with four 4-bone servings).
- Heat a large skillet over high heat, season the racks with salt and pepper and sear fat side down in the hot skillet until well browned. Turn the racks, fat side up and place in a 350 degree F oven for about 30 minutes. You can use a probe thermometer to check the temperature. (At Siro's we roast the racks in a 325 degrees F convection, 20 to 25 minutes to get to medium).
- When the racks are at the desired temperature, remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
- While the lamb is roasting, heat a saucepan over medium-high heat and saute the shallots and garlic until soft. Add the Merlot, turn the heat down to medium, and reduce by half.
- Heat the demi-glace in another saucepan and let simmer slowly for twenty minutes. Stir in the reduced Merlot mixture a little at a time into the simmering demi-glace until you can just begin to taste the wine in the sauce.
- At this time we combine a little arrow root with cold water and stir it into the sauce to give the sauce a little bit of a shine and some thickening. Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, ladle the sauce onto 4 warm plates, cut the lamb in half and serve with Roasted Garlic Bread Pudding, sauteed wild mushrooms, and a seasonal green vegetable.
- Set a skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons oil. When hot add the onion, celery, carrot, bell pepper, scallion, and minced garlic. Cook until the vegetables begin to soften, mince the rosemary and briefly rub in your hand before adding to the vegetables. Cook for 2 more minutes, season with salt and pepper and let cool.
- Combine the whole eggs with the egg yolks and beat well. Stir in the heavy cream and the roasted garlic puree until well blended. Combine the cream mixture with the vegetables and the dried bread cubes and mix well.
- Allow the mixture to stand overnight, covered in the refrigerator.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the bread pudding one third at a time and mound in a greased large muffin tin (you should get 4 to 6). Bake in a 350 degree F oven 45 to 60 minutes until golden brown.
- To roast garlic, cut the tops off the garlic heads and simmer in 1 cup of milk for 10 minutes. Drain, season with salt and pepper, and combine garlic with 3/4 cup oil. Place in a tightly covered pan and roast for 2 hours in a 275 degree F oven. Uncover and let cool. Strain the oil to remove unwanted garlic skin. Squeeze the garlic from the heads and place in a small blender and puree, adding the strained oil in a slow, steady stream to emulsify the oil into the puree.
HERB-CRUSTED RACK OF LAMB WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
With this easy, surefire recipe, you don't have to be intimidated to prepare rack of lamb for a holiday dinner. Rice pilaf and roasted asparagus are a lovely way to round out the meal.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings (1 cup sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Sprinkle lamb with steak seasoning. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook lamb in oil for 2 minutes on each side. Brush with mustard., In a small bowl, combine the panko, thyme, mint, Worcestershire sauce and rosemary; press onto lamb. Transfer to a greased 15x10-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., In a large skillet, saute mushrooms in oil and 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Remove from the heat. Stir in the broth, honey, remaining butter and chives if desired., Remove lamb from oven and loosely cover with foil. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 532 calories, Fat 39g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 130mg cholesterol, Sodium 861mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 33g protein.
ROAST RACK OF LAMB
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Bring the lamb racks to room temperature. Season with salt and pepper.
- In an ovenproof skillet sear the lamb over high heat until golden, about 5 minutes. Place the skillet directly in the oven on the middle rack and roast for 10 minutes.
- Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. and continue roasting for another 15 minutes. Allow the lamb to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Soak salsify in cold water until all ingredients are assembled.
- Divide olive oil between 2 bowls. Add Jerusalem artichokes and drained salsify to separate bowls and lightly coat with olive oil. Spread and separate on a large baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for about 25 minutes or until tender.
- Toss together in a bowl with the fresh thyme.
- Warm the white wine over low heat in a small stainless steel pan. Add the dried mushrooms and re-hydrate.
- In a large skillet melt the butter over medium high heat and saute the shiitake mushrooms, garlic, shallots and thyme. Continue cooking until the mushrooms are a golden color. Increase the heat to high and add the wine, re-hydrated mushrooms and heavy cream. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let sauce infuse for at least 1 hour. Strain through a fine sieve and warm when ready to serve. Add the truffle oil and kosher salt to finish. *Cook's Note: Dried Mushrooms may be purchased in specialty food shops.
BONED RACK OF LAMB WITH MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE
Provided by Craig Claiborne
Categories dinner, main course
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Open up boned racks, fat side down. Arrange slices of garlic along base of the main meat portion. Roll flap around the main meat portion to enclose garlic neatly. Tie each rolled-up rack with string in several places.
- Heat heavy oval baking dish large enough to hold tied racks plus chopped bones. Add oil and rolled racks. Scatter bones all around. Brown meat on all sides over high heat. Transfer dish to oven and bake 12 minutes.
- Scatter carrot, onion, thyme and shallot around lamb and continue cooking 5 minutes. Remove racks and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Carefully pour fat from pan. Place pan atop stove. Add pureed shallots and onions and cook briefly, stirring. Add wine and water and bring to boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Cook 5 minutes. Strain sauce into saucepan and bring to boil. Swirl in butter.
- Meanwhile, prepare tomatoes for garnish. Drop tomatoes into boiling water and let stand 12 seconds. Drain and peel. Cut each tomato into 6 wedges of equal size. Cut away pulp and seeds of each wedge, leaving only outer shell. Warm these shells briefly without cooking in microwave or regular oven.
- To serve, cut meat into inch thick slices.
- Spoon equal portions of woodland sauce onto each of 6 warmed plates. Unmold zucchini cake in center of sauce. Surround zucchini cake with slices of lamb. Spoon hot pan sauce over lamb. Garnish each serving with 3 warmed tomato wedges and 2 sprigs of watercress.
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