Nutritional Information
Calories: 358
Fat: 12.8g
Protein: 24.7g
Carbohydrates: 37.1g
Fiber: 2.5g
Cholesterol: 64mg
Iron: 4.2mg
Calcium: 59mg
Sodium: 752mg

Servings:
Serves 4, serving size 2 lamb chops and 3 potato wedges.

Time To Cook
20 minutes preparation time.
40 minutes oven time.
60 minutes total time.
Cranberry-Crusted Rack of Lamb with Rosemary Potatoes

Ingredients

Lamb
  • 1 French-cut rack of lamb, about 1.5 pounds or about 8 ribs
  • tablespoons sweetened dried cranberries such as Ocean Spray Craisins
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • garlic cloves
  • small shallot, peeled and quartered
  • 1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • tablespoons honey mustard
  • teaspoon olive oil
Potatoes
  • 3 large red potatoes, about 6 ounces each and quartered
  • tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
  • teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
 
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. To prepare rack of lamb, trim fat from lamb and place lamb, meat side up, on a broiler pan. Insert meat thermometer into the thickest part of lamb, making sure thermometer does not touch bone.
  3. Combine cranberries, 3/4 teaspoon rosemary, garlic, and shallot in a food processor; process until cranberries are chopped. Add breadcrumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread mustard over lamb; pat breadcrumb mixture into mustard on lamb. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
  4. To prepare potatoes, combine potatoes and remaining ingredients in a bowl. Arrange potatoes around lamb.
  5. Bake lamb and potatoes at 425 degrees for 40 minutes or until the thermometer registers 145 degrees which is medium-rare or to 160 degrees for medium.
  6. Cover the lamb and let stand 10 minutes. Slice the rack into 8 chops.


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