Crown Lamb Rack with Green Herb Couscous

Name: Crown Lamb Rack with Green Herb Couscous
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters couscous; 473 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 118 milliliters each coarsely chopped parsley, fresh mint leaves (or 2 tablespoons dried mint), and fresh dill (or 2 tablespoons dried dill); 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 227 grams onion , peeled and finely chopped; 237 milliliters frozen petite peas; 59 milliliters pine nuts; 2 pork Italian sausages (about 8 oz. total), casings removed; 2 lamb rib racks, 8 ribs each (4 1/2 to 5 lb. total; see notes); 1 teaspoons About each salt and pepper

Crown Lamb Rack with Green Herb Couscous might be just the main course you are searching for. This dairy free recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 53g of fat, and a total of 687 calories. A mixture of salt and pepper, fat-skimmed chicken broth, pine nuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse lamb roast, pat dry, and set on a metal rack in a shallow pan (at least 10 in. square).

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Mix ground cumin and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; rub onto roast, inside and out.

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Bake lamb in a 450 regular or convection oven until a thermometer inserted horizontally through roast into center of thickest part reads 145 to 150 for rare, 35 to 40 minutes, or 155 for medium-rare, 40 to 45 minutes. If bone tips start to scorch, drape them with foil.

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Meanwhile, in a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, shake pine nuts frequently until lightly browned, about 3 minutes; pour into a small bowl.

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Shake

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To pan, add onion and sausages; stir frequently over high heat, breaking meat into small pieces, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

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Add broth and cover; when boiling, stir in peas and cover. When boiling again, stir in couscous, cover, and remove from heat.

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Let stand in a warm place 10 to 20 minutes.

As lamb roasts, in a food processor or with a knife, finely chop parsley, mint, and dill (or crumble dried herbs) and mix.

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Parsley

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Mint

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Transfer roast to a platter; keeping it warm, let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Stir herb mixture into hot couscous; fill center of roast with some of the couscous and spoon remainder around the meat.

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Couscous

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Sprinkle couscous with pine nuts.

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Couscous

Cut lamb between ribs and serve chops with couscous.

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