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🍽️ Crispy Lamb Rack with Herb Crust
690 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1.5 kg lamb loin fillet (with bone)
- 3 onions
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 4 tbsp hot mustard
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 bunch thyme
- 0.25 l red wine
- 400 ml lamb stock (from the jar)
- 500 g green beans
- 500 g gnocchi (refrigerated section)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the lamb under cold running water and pat it completely dry with kitchen paper.
- 2. Score the excess fat on the outside of the meat in a cross-hatch pattern.
- 3. Make two deep cuts (about 1 cm deep) parallel to the center bone ridge to loosen the meat.
- 4. Rub the entire piece of meat generously with salt and pepper.
- 5. Peel the onions and the garlic.
- 6. Quarter the onions roughly.
- 7. Place the onion pieces into the roasting pan of your oven.
- 8. Drizzle the vegetables with one tablespoon of olive oil.
- 9. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius and set it to conventional heat (top and bottom heating).
- 10. Roast the vegetables in the hot oven for about 10 minutes.
- 11. Mix breadcrumbs, mustard, honey, and the remaining olive oil in a small bowl to form a paste.
- 12. Set aside two fresh sprigs of thyme for later decoration.
- 13. Finely chop the remaining thyme.
- 14. Fold the chopped thyme leaves into the mustard-breadcrumb mixture.
- 15. Season the herb crust finally with a little salt and pepper.
- 16. Coat the lamb meat completely with the prepared herb crust.
- 17. Place the meat onto the roasting pan with the pre-roasted vegetables.
- 18. Roast the lamb in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius conventional heat for about 35 minutes.
- 19. After 15 minutes of roasting time, pour red wine and lamb stock over the meat.
- 20. Remove the meat from the oven and wrap it tightly in aluminum foil to let it rest.
- 21. Pour the pan juices from the roasting pan through a fine sieve into a pot.
- 22. Press the roasted vegetables through the sieve directly into the sauce to thicken it.
- 23. Wash the beans and remove the hard ends.
- 24. Boil the beans in salted water for about 10 to 12 minutes until al dente.
- 25. Fry the gnocchi in hot olive oil for about 4 minutes until golden brown, turning them frequently.
- 26. Carefully separate the meat from the bone.
- 27. Slice the lamb meat into even portions.
- 28. Arrange the meat slices on plates.
- 29. Serve the meat together with the beans, the gnocchi, and the warm sauce.
- 30. Garnish the dish with the thyme sprigs you set aside earlier.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 690
- Protein: 59 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 44 g