Honey and Cumin Rack of Lamb
Servings: 4 shares (2 ribs per person)
Serving a whole rack of lamb is stunning, always a great success. Honey & cumin sauce works well lamb. Meat gets almost caramelized.
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Ingredients
- 1 rack of lamb 8 ribs
- 2 tablespoons honey preferably not too liquid nor too solid
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cumin
Instructions
Prepare marinade
- Take the meat out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before starting. Prepare the marinade. In a bowl mix olive oil, honey and cumin. It is not necessary to add salt and pepper.
- Pour marinade all over the rack of lamb on all sides and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
Cook
- Meanwhile preheat oven to 220 °C / 430°F. Place the meat in the hot oven and lower the heat to 200 °C / 390°F after 5 minutes. Before placing in the oven or from time to time if needed, pour the marinade again on the meat if it spreads away.
- Cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Note that if your like lamb well done, add 5 to 10 more minutes.
- At the end of cooking time, remove the meat from the oven and cover it with aluminum foil. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
Dress
- There is of course some juice in the dish at this stage. If, however, you think that there is not enough juice, you can add a little boiling water and butter and stir (or dilute only with hot water if you are don’t want too much fat).
Notes
The main steps: Prepare the marinade, pour it over the meat, and let it stand for 30 minutes before cooking. After cooking, let it stand again (5 minutes) in aluminum foil before serving.