Middle Eastern Style Crusted Rack Of Lamb Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Large Spring lamb Rack (2 – 2 ½ lbs.) well trimmed, ribs cleaned (ask your butcher to “French” the rack for you)
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  • Marinade:
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed, finely chopped
  • 1 Tbls fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  • 1 Tbls fresh mint, finely chopped
  • 1 Tsp fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
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  • Crust:
  • 1 ½ cups fresh mint
  • ¼ cup pistachio nuts (natural) toasted
  • ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 2 Tbls fresh lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • ¾ Tsp salt
  • ½ Tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup Japanese panko bread crumbs
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  • pomegranate-Port Reduction
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 1 cup Ruby port wine
  • 3 Tbls pomegranate molasses
  • 2 Tbls sugar
  • 2 Tbls chilled butter, cut into ½ inch cubes.
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
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  • mint sprigs and/or pomegranate seeds for garnish.

Description

This Is A Wonderful Holiday Recipe That Will Win Over Those Who Claim They Do Not Like Lamb. It Is Colorful And Elegant Enough For A Formal Dinner Party Yet Easy Enough For An Informal Get Together. At First Glance, This Recipe May Appear To Be A Littl

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