Mustard-roasted Rack Of Lamb

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 racks of lamb, trimmed, bones cleaned
• 3 cups dry breadcrumbs
• 6 tablespoons minced onions
• 6 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup wine
• 6 tablespoons dry mustard
• 4 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup butter, melted (1 1/2 sticks)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• 2 score fat on lamb.
• 3 combine breadcrumbs, onions,parsley,garlic and salt and pepper in medium bowl.
• 4 combine wine and mustard in small bowl.
• 5 (can be prepared 1 day ahead. cover and refrigerate lamb, breadcrumb and mustard mixtures separately.).
• 6 spread half of mustard mixture under fat flap of lamb.
• 7 sprinkle half of lemon peel under fat flap.
• 8 press half of breadcrumb mixture into lamb under fat flap.
• 9 sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper.
• 10 (can be prepared 2 hours ahead. cover and store at room temperature.).
• 11 pour oil into roasting pan; heat oil in oven until smoking hot.
• 12 add lamb, fat side down, and roast 15 minutes.
• 13 reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and roast lamb 15 more minutes.
• 14 remove lamb from oven (retain oven temperature).
• 15 spread remaining mustard mixture over lamb fat.
• 16 sprinkle with remaining lemon peel.
• 17 coat lamb with remaining breadcrumb mixture, pressing into fat; spoon butter over lamb.
• 18 roast meat side up until coating is golden brown and thermometer registers 130 degrees for medium-rare, 10 to 15 minutes.
• 19 serve immediately.