Crusty Rack of Lamb With Parsley
"This recipe is originally from Madam Benoit's Lamb Cookbook. It was printed in Edith Adam"s cottage column in the Vancouver Sun Paper about 25 years ago and has graced my table at least once per year since. Tasty crusty lamb. You'll get raves over this recipe. The parsley is so good with lamb.The preparation time does not include the 2 hours in the fridge nor the 1 hour resting."
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 racks of lamb (1 1/2 lbs each)
- 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs, finely crumbled
- 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon basil, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika (Hungarian)
- 1⁄4 cup lite olive oil
directions
- Trim any excess fat from the racks.
- Mix all the remaining ingredient together mix well (you may want to increase the oil slightly the mixture should hold together).
- Place half the mixture on top of each rack.
- Press firmly so it is solidly in place.
- Wrap tightly in plastic wrap& refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- One hour before roasting take out of fridge and bring to room temperature.
- Place on a rack in a shallow pan and roast in a 375 oven for 30 min to 45 min Do not over cook
- Check your internal temp for pink it should read 160F degrees.
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Reviews
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This is yummy! I didn't cook it for the whole time, maybe my racks were smaller. I will definately be doing this often. -
Thanks Bergy for a great rack of lamb. Only thing I would do next time is add a little salt to the mixture. Cheers :) -
This was excellant lamb rack, wonderful flavour and cooked to a turn. I did have a little problem keeping the coat on the rack, but enough stayed on to make it crunch. I think my problem might have been that I had to use dry bread crumbs, next time I will use fresh. In any case the flavour was perfect, love the basil, parsley and garlic combination! Thanks for posting Bergy I will be making this again!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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