Rack Of Lamb With Rosemary Scallion Crust

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	French	Cooking, Live	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	T	Olive oil
1/4	t	Dried hot red pepper flakes
1		Garlic clove, minced
3	T	Thinly sliced scallion
		including the green part
1	t	Dried rosemary, crumbled
1/2	c	Fresh bread crumbs
		Salt and pepper, to taste
1 1/4	lb	Trimmed and frenched single
		rack of lamb 7 or 8
		ribs
3	T	Mayonnaise
2	T	Dijon mustard
		Watercress sprigs for
		garnish if desired

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.  In a small skillet heat the oil
over moderate heat until it is hot  but not smoking, add the red
pepper flakes, and cook them, stirring, for 10 seconds. Add the  garlic
and cook it, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the scallion and  the
rosemary and cook the mixture, stirring, for 10 seconds. Stir in  the
bread crumbs and salt and pepper to taste and remove skillet from  the
heat.  Heat an ovenproof skillet over moderately high heat until it is
hot.  Season the rack of lamb. Brown the lamb turning it, for 5
minutes, or  until the sides and the ends are browned evenly. Pour off
any fat  from the skillet, arrange the lamb, fat and meat side up.  In
a small bowl stir together the mayonnaise and mustard until  thoroughly
combined. Brush or spread the mayonnaise and mustard  mixture over the
fat and meat side of the lamb. Pat the crumb mixture  evenly over the
mustard.  Roast the lamb in the middle of the preheated oven for 15
minutes, or  until a meat or an instant read thermometer registers 130
degrees F  for medium-rare meat. Transfer the lamb to a carving board,
let it  stand, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Carefully cut the rack,
between the  rib bones, into individual or double chops taking care not
to loosen  the bread crumb mixture from the meat. Garnish with
watercress.  Yield: 2 servings  NOTES : (Adapted from a Gourmet
Magazine recipe) Recipe by: Cooking  LIve Show #CL8820  Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #490 by Angele Freeman  <jfreeman@netusa1.net> on
Mar 1, 1997.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 611 Calories From Fat: 347 Total Fat: 39.3g Cholesterol: 11.5mg Sodium: 1103.8mg Potassium: 387.8mg Carbohydrates: 56.5g Fiber: 4.8g Sugar: 7.4g Protein: 10.7g