| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Meats |
Sami |
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 1/2 |
tb |
Olive oil |
| 3 |
lg |
Shallots; chopped, (about 1/2 cup) |
| 3 |
tb |
Balsamic vinegar |
| 1/2 |
c |
Fine fresh bread crumbs |
| 1 1/2 |
tb |
Chopped fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried thyme; crumbled |
| 1 |
|
Frenched rack of lamb; (7 or 8 ribs) at room temperature, trimmed of as much fat as possible |
| 1 |
ts |
Dijon mustard |
|
|
Accompaniments if desired: Stir-Fried Spinach with Ginger and Garlic and Gruyere Potato Gratin |
INSTRUCTIONS
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.
Serves 2 generously
Gourmet December 1995
Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@pctech.net> on Mar 16, 1998
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