Cooking Lamb Rack From Frozen
In a food processor pulse garlic rosemary thyme and salt until minced.
Cooking lamb rack from frozen. How to cook a rack of lamb. Rack of lamb is an elegant alternative to more common meat entrees like beef pork and poultry. How to roast a rack of lamb. Cover the ends of the bones with foil to prevent.
Add a drizzle of olive oil and place the lamb racks in the hot pan and sear all the sides. Most lamb legs you get in the market weigh between 3 and 6 pounds and are fine to roast from frozen. Set aside for a few minutes. Sear rack of lamb for 1 to 2 minutes on all sides.
Frozen lamb should generally be cooked an additional one third of the time called for in the recipe. Place the rack of lamb into the air fryer. It s important to remove that meat since it will burn before the rest of the rack of lamb has finished cooking. Heat a heavy based frying pan on the stove until hot.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large heavy oven proof skillet over high heat. Place lamb on a large rimmed baking sheet and season all over with. Before cooking make sure to bring your rack of lamb to room temperature this ensures the meat cooks easily and prevents charring undercooking. Frozen lamb can be cooked without defrosting.
Rest the lamb on the counter for about 10 to 12 minutes which allows the juice to settle in the middle of the meat. Brush rack of lamb with the mustard. Mix the rosemary and sea salt together and lightly season the lamb racks with half the sea salt and rosemary. Season the rack all over with salt and pepper.
Drizzle in olive oil and process until a paste forms. Leave about 1 in 2 5 cm of space between the racks. Lamb rack is best seared in a pan and finished in the oven this gives you lots of control over your cooking temperatures but still gives you a nice caramelisation on the surface of the meat. A large roast for example may overcook on the outside while the meat inside stays too underdone for safe consumption.
Purchase frenched racks meaning that the ends of the rib bones were stripped of their meat. Get out 2 racks of lamb and arrange them on a roasting sheet or pan so the ribs curve down. Use racks that have been frenched so the meat is scraped from the tips of the ribs. Be sure to remove the meat from the fridge before cooking so it can come to room temperature.
Preheat your oven to 230 c and prepare a roasting dish lined with tinfoil large enough to fit your rack of lamb in. Rub the herb mixture all over the lamb. Once well coloured remove the lamb racks and place on a cake rack in a roasting tray. Cooking time varies depending on the cut of lamb.
Roll in the bread crumb mixture until evenly coated. Recipes usually call for meat to be thawed before cooking for easier roasting.