Cumin Scented Rack Of Lamb In A Honey Red Wine Sauce With SautÉed Potato Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Make red wine sauce:
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and carrot and sauté until deep brown, about 12 minutes. Add beef broth and next 4 ingredients; boil 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Mix flour and 1 tablespoon butter to paste in bowl. Whisk into sauce. Simmer until sauce thickens, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes. Strain. Set aside.
• Make lamb:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk honey, soy sauce and mustard in small bowl to blend; add 2 tablespoons glaze to sauce. Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet. Brush each rack with some of remaining glaze. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of lamb registers 130°F, brushing often with more glaze, about 35 minutes.
• Rewarm sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cut lamb between bones into chops. Serve chops with sauce.

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine well the bread crumbs, the oil, the thyme, the cumin, and the garlic. Season the lamb with salt and pepper and rub the fat side with the mustard. Pat the crumb mixture evenly over the mustard and arrange the lamb, crumb side up, in a roasting pan. Roast the lamb in the middle of a preheated 475°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers 130° to 135° for medium-rare meat, transfer it carefully to a cutting board, and let it stand, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cut the lamb between the ribs and divide it between 2 plates.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Add lamb bones and brown well, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add shallot; sauté 1 minute. Add stock, vinegar and wine and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 1 hour. Strain broth into heavy medium saucepan; whisk in jelly. Blend butter and flour in small bowl until smooth. Bring sauce to boil over medium heat. Whisk in butter mixture. Simmer until sauce thickens and is smooth, whisking constantly, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving, whisking frequently.)
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle lamb with thyme, salt and pepper. Add 1 lamb rack to skillet; brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Place browned lamb rack, meat side up, on rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with second lamb rack. Roast lamb until thermometer inserted into center registers 125°F for medium-rare, about 12 minutes. Let lamb stand 5 minutes. Cut lamb between bones into individual chops. Arrange chops on 4 plates. Spoon sauce over and serve.

Steps:

• POTATO CAKE 14. Shred the potatoes in a food processor with a medium shredding disc. 15. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in 9" nonstick sauté pan over medium high heat. 16. Squeeze all the excess liquid out of the potatoes and place in a bowl. Add salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. 17. When the butter has melted, add the potatoes to the pan. Using a metal spoon, spread the potatoes out across the pan and press down into a pancake. Place remaining 1 tablespoon butter on top of the cake. 18. Cook 5-7 minutes on each side, flipping once, until the potato cake reaches a deep golden brown color. Remove from pan and cut into 4 wedges. 19. Slice the lamb between the bones and serve with potato wedges and sauce.