Herb Crusted Rack Of Lamb With Roasted Recipe

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup italian parsley
1/4 cup chives
2 tbsp rosemary
2 tbsp sage
2 tbsp savory
2 tbsp thyme
2 tbsp garlic puree
1 cup soft butter
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 salt to taste
1 pepper to taste
1 for the pepper ragout:
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 anaheim chiles
1 fresh pimento
1 red onion
8 garlic cloves
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp lavender
1 salt to taste
1 pepper to taste
2 tbsp wild honey
2 tbsp basil leaves
1 for the socca nicoise:
1 cup ground chick pea flour
2 1/2 cup whole milk
2 tbsp olive oil
1 egg
1 salt to taste
1 pepper to taste
1 for the tapenade:
1 cup pitted late harvest olives
1 fillet anchovy
2 tbsp basil
1 tsp sherry vinegar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil --
1 (1/2 to 3/4)
1 milled pepper to taste
1 for the lamb:
2 eighteen ounce racks of
1 lamb
1 salt to taste
1 pepper to taste

Preparation of the herb crust: Chop all picked herbs and blend in a
food processor with other ingredients until it is smooth and
homogenous. Reserve in refrigerator or freezer.

Preparation of the pepper ragout: Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Prelight a mesquite grill and let embers cool. Place all the peppers,
chiles, and onion on the grill and char well. Place the garlic cloves
in a pouch of aluminum foil and roast over coals until lightly golden
brown. Once peppers are charred, place them in a bowl, cover with
plastic wrap and allow to steam for ten minutes. Remove the skins
from the chiles, pepper and onion and cut into large chunks, after
removing any seeds or white membranes. Cut the garlic into large
chunks and mix with peppers and onions.

In a heavy sauce pot, add the olive oil and heat over a medium fire
and sweat the pepper mixture. Add the lavender, salt, pepper and
honey and bake, uncovered in oven until the liquid from the peppers
has reduced. Remove and cool to room temperature, adjust seasonings
and add whole leaves of basil.

Preparation of the socca nicoise: Place flour in a mixing bowl and
add the milk in a steady stream until smooth. Add olive oil, egg,
salt and pepper. Strain and let rest for two hours in refrigerator.
Consistency should be similar to crepe batter. Preparation of the
tapenade: Puree all ingredients in a food processor, not too smooth
but should remain chunky. Let sit at room temperature.

Presentation: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heat a heavy saute pan and
add a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Get oil to smoking point.
Season the racks of lamb and sear well on all sides, place in oven
and cook for fifteen minutes until rare. Cut a piece of the herb
butter and place on top of the rack of lamb. Put back in oven and
cook another five to seven minutes until medium rare and crust is
golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to rest for five minutes.
Cut rack in half, between the chops and reserve warm. In a small
nonstick pan, heat the olive oil over medium to high heat and add the
chick pea batter. Color well on both sides. Place on a warm plate and
make as many as you would like. Place a small pile of the roasted
pepper ragout in the center, place the rack of lamb on top and
drizzle around with tapenade. Garnish with fried Italian parsley.
Serve immediately.

From: [email protected] (Louise M Mccartndate: Wed, 23 Oct 1996
14:32:14 Pst

Servings: 4

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