Roast Rack of Lamb With Cranberry and Red Wine Sauce
"This stylish dish was posted in our local newspaper. This recipe could grace a holiday occasion or make a good choice for entertaining any time of year."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 racks of lamb (7 to 8 ribs each)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup chopped shallot
- 10 whole cloves
- 1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Get your butcher to trim racks of lamb for roasting; trimmed racks ready for roasting are called "frenched".
- In a small bowl, mix together salt and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Season lamb with salt/pepper mixture.
- Place racks upright, with bones supporting one another in a a small roasting pan.
- Roast lamb in preheated 425 F oven for 25 minutes (for rare), 30 minutes (for well done).
- Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before carving.
- Pour drippings ino a small bowl and skim off fa layer with a teaspoon; set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add cloves and saute for 20 seconds.
- Add jellied cranberries, red wine and thyme and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, strain into a clean pan and return to boil.
- Stir in vanilla, vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Pour reserved dripings into the sauce and return to boil.
- Strain into a serving dish.
- Serve with the lamb.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
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I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
