Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4
About This Recipe
“A true classic”
Ingredients
2 (1 -1 1/4 lb)whole racks of lamb
kosher salt
black pepper, freshly ground
2teaspoonsvegetable oil
2cupsfresh breadcrumbs
3tablespoonsparmesan cheese, finely grated
4garlic cloves, minced
2/3 cupfresh sage leaf, chopped
1/4 cupolive oil
2tablespoonsDijon 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.
Reviews
“Absolutely divine! Made as instructed, great results! Crispy outside and pink and juicy inside!Wonderful garlic and sage aromas!For variety, I might try adding 1 lemons zest to the crumb mixture, next time.”
“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 testay2 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 Malarkey11 Oct 09Had it for our Thanksgiving dinner -Love this recipe”
“Lovely!Definitely 5 stars.”