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Moroccan Lamb with Tomato Mint Sauce

This will become your favourite recipe for a rack of lamb.
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine African & Levantine
Servings 2 Servings

Ingredients
  

For the spice rub:

  • 8 bone Rack of Lamb trimmed of excess fat and cut into 2 halves
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Mint chopped
  • 2 tbsp Parsley chopped
  • 2 tsp Moroccan La Kama
  • Salt to taste

For the sauce:

  • Roast lamb drippings
  • ¼ cup Red Wine
  • ¼ cup Tomato Sauce smooth
  • ½ tsp sugar (to balance acidity)
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp butter cold
  • 1 tbsp Mint chopped
  • 1 tbsp Parsley chopped
  • salt to taste
  • Black Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • A few hours before cooking, combine olive oil, mint, parsley, Moroccan La Kama and salt in a small bowl.
    4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp Mint, 2 tbsp Parsley, 2 tsp Moroccan La Kama, Salt
  • Rub each half of the lamb rack with the spice mixture. let marinate in the fridge for a few hours.
    8 bone Rack of Lamb
  • Remove lamb from fridge 1 hour before cooking.
  • Preheat oven to 450°F
  • Place lamb racks halves with the bone sides facing one another in a roasting pan and roast about 15 minutes for rare, 20 for medium rare and 25 for medium. Remove lamb from pan and let rest covered on a plate.

Prepare the sauce:

  • Remove roast drippings from pan and into a sauce pan over medium heat. (remove excess fat)
    Roast lamb drippings
  • Once hot, Deglaze with red wine. Cook until reduced in half.
    ¼ cup Red Wine
  • Add tomato sauce and sugar. Cook until reduced in half.
    ¼ cup Tomato Sauce, ½ tsp sugar
  • Add stock, cook until reduced in half again and you have a nice thick sauce that coats the back of a metal spoon.
    1 cup chicken stock
  • Add cold butter in small pieces while whisking to finish your sauce.
    2 tbsp butter
  • Add mint, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and keep warm.
    1 tbsp Mint, 1 tbsp Parsley, salt, Black Pepper
  • Serve lamb racks with Sauce and Moroccan glazed carrots.
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