Recipe - Rack Of Lamb With Rosemary Scallion Crust

1 One half tablespoon Olive oil
One fourth teaspoon Dried hot red pepper flakes
1 Garlic clove, minced
3 tablespoon Thinly cut or sliced up scallion
including the green part
1 teaspoon Dried rosemary, crumbled
One half cup Fresh bread crumbs
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 One fourth pound Trimmed and frenched single
rack of lamb (7 or 8 ribs)
3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Watercress sprigs for
garnish if desired

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
mediumrare 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 MCRecipe Digest V1 #490 by Angele Freeman jfreeman@netusa1.net
on Mar 1, 1997.