Rack of lamb

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine British
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 French-trimmed 7-bone racks of lamb caps, fat and sinews removed
  • unsalted butter
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves
  • 50 grams shelled pistachios
  • ½ bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 75 grams bread
  • 1 whole nutmeg
  • dijon mustard

Instructions
 

  • Get your meat out of the fridge and up to room temperature before you cook it. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
  • Drizzle the lamb racks with olive oil and sprinkle generously with sea salt and black pepper, patting the seasoning all over the meat.
  • Sear in a hot frying pan on a high heat with a little extra oil and 1 knob of butter for 2 to 3 minutes, turning with tongs until golden all over, then remove the racks to a roasting tray and let them cool.
  • Peel 2 cloves of garlic and place in a food processor with the pistachios and parsley (stalks and all). Tear in the bread, finely grate in half the nutmeg and blitz into a fine green crumb.
  • Generously brush each lamb rack with mustard, then cover with the herby crumb, patting it all over the top and sides.
  • Roast for 25 minutes, until the crust is crisp, to give you beautifully blushing lamb. Remove from the oven and leave the lamb to rest for 10 minutes.
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