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Grilled Rack Of Lamb

Grilled Rack Of Lamb

Cuisine:World

Course:Dinner

10m prep 18m cook 28m ready

A rack of lamb is seasoned with salt and pepper, grilled over a two-zone fire, and finished with lemon juice. Served with salsa verde or chimichurri.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 1 rack of lamb (7 or 8 ribs), trimmed, leaving a thin layer of fat on the surface
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1
    • 1 cup packed fresh parsley leaves
    • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
    • 3 tablespoons drained capers
    • (Up to 6 anchovy fillets)
    • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
    • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or lemon juice
    • ½ teaspoon whole-grain mustard
    • (½ teaspoon red pepper flakes)
    • Salt to taste
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Combine in a food processor: 1 cup packed fresh parsley leaves; ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons drained capers; (Up to 6 anchovy fillets); 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or lemon juice; ½ teaspoon whole-grain mustard; (½ teaspoon red pepper flakes); Salt to taste
    2. Blend to a uniform consistency, but do not process to a puree. Adjust the seasonings. The sauce will keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to 1 week. Serve at room temperature.

Let's Prepare

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  • 1 rack of lamb (7 or 8 ribs), trimmed, leaving a thin layer of fat on the surface
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 Salsa Verde made with mint, or Chimichurri

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Pat dry: 1 rack of lamb (7 or 8 ribs), trimmed, leaving a thin layer of fat on the surface

  2. Step 2.

    Season with: 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper

  3. Step 3.

    Prepare a medium-hot, two-zone grill fire, or preheat a gas grill on high for 10 minutes. If using a gas grill, reduce the heat of one of the burners to low. Place the lamb meat side down to the hotter side of the grill and cook for 2 minutes. Flip the rack over and squeeze with: Juice of 1 lemon

  4. Step 4.

    Cook for another minute over direct heat and transfer to the cooler side of the grill. Cover and cook until the internal temperature registers 120° to 130°F for rare to medium-rare, about 15 minutes more. Serve with: Salsa Verde made with mint, or Chimichurri

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