Dijon Balsamic Rack Of Lamb Food

RACK OF LAMB

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, process the salt, rosemary, and garlic until they're as finely minced as possible. Add the mustard and balsamic vinegar and process for 1 minute. Place the lamb in a roasting or sheet pan with the ribs curving down, and coat the tops with the mustard mixture. Allow to stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Roast the lamb for exactly 20 minutes for rare or 25 minutes for medium-rare. Remove from the oven and cover with aluminum foil. Allow to sit for 15 minutes, then cut into individual ribs and serve.

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR

Steps:

• 1 Bring the rack to room temperature (at least 30 minutes out of the refrigerator) before grilling. Trim some of the fat cap off the rack, leaving about 1/4 inch of fat on the rack.
• 1 In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add wine, mustard, vinegar, honey, pepper and salt. Whisk to combine; bring to a boil. Lower heat and reduce by half. Cool slightly; brush liberally on the lamb rack. (If there is left over, brush on the rack as it cooks.)
• 1 In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add oil and bread crumbs. Stir, toasting until the bread crumbs brown. Season to taste with salt. 2 Preheat grill to medium-high. Grill the rack over medium-high heat, fat-side down. Once browned, flip the rack over and move to a cooler part of the grill. Grill to medium-rare (remove from heat when thermometer registers between 130°F and 135°F, or to desired doneness). Allow rack to rest, lightly covered, for at least 10 minutes before serving.

INA GARTEN'S RACK OF LAMB

Steps:

• In bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, process the salt, rosemary, thyme and garlic until they're as finely minced as possible.
• Now add the mustard and balsamic vinegar and process for about 1 minute.
• Put the lamb in a roasting pan with the ribs curving down, and coat the tops with the mustard mixture. Allow to stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Roast lamb for exactly 20 minutes for rare or 25 minutes for medium-rare. Remove from oven and cover with aluminum foil. Allow to sit for 15 minutes, then cut into individual ribs and serve.
• Frenching is the technique of cutting meat away from the top of a rib or chop before cooking to expose part of the bone. Ask your butcher to trim and french the rack for you. If a butcher is unavailable, follow these steps for presentation-worthy chops: Remove the thick layer of fat from bone side of rack by pulling it away with your hands and using a thin sharp knife to cut through the end; discard. (Bits of lean meat within the fat layer can be frozen for soup.) Remove meat between the ribs to 1 to 2 inches of the eye of the meat by cutting down and up along the bones. Scrape remaining bits of meat from the bone.

GARLIC-DIJON GRILLED RACK OF LAMB

Steps:

• Remove the racks from their wrappers. Pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl combine mustard, garlic, oregano and rosemary. Brush the mixture on the racks.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Cook the racks in a 375 deg. preheated oven for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Once cooled, wrap the bones in foil to prevent burning.
• Place the racks on the barbeque and cook for approximately 15 minutes.

RACK OF LAMB DIJON

Steps:

• Mix bread crumbs with minced garlic, minced shallot and melted butter.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Sprinkle meat with ground white pepper and lightly salt.
• Sear rack in 2 Tbs hot oil, 30 seconds on each side to obtain color.
• Brush with mustard on meat side.
• Press bread crumb mixture firmly over mustard.
• Place on baking sheet, crumb side up.
• Bake until desired doneness, approximately 20 minutes for medium rare.
• Use a meat thermometer to insure that the rack is cooked to your liking.
• Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

RACK OF LAMB WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOT AND THYME CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a small skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook shallots with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar and boil until liquid is evaporated. Remove skillet from heat and stir in bread crumbs, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Season lamb with salt and pepper and arrange, ribs side down, in a small roasting pan. Spread meat side with mustard and pat on crumb mixture evenly. Roast lamb in middle of oven until a meat thermometer registers 135°F. for medium-rare, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Carefully transfer lamb to a cutting board and let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Slice lamb into chops.