Oven Baked Rack Of Lamb
Meanwhile preheat oven to 450.
Oven baked rack of lamb. Bake for 11 minutes for rare or 12 minutes for medium rare. Allow the seasoned rack of lamb to come to room temperature. 2 don t sear the lamb. Roast the rack of lamb in the preheated oven until an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickets part of the meat and not touching the bone reads 135 degrees f medium rare about 25 minutes.
20 minutes before you plan on roasting the lamb preheat the oven to 425 degrees f. Coat tops with herb rub and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Place lamb on a large rimmed baking sheet and season all over with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 500 degrees f.
Remove from the oven season with the remaining rosemary salt and drizzle with the remaining olive oil. Place rack of lamb bone side down. Wrap prepared lamb rack side down with heavy duty aluminum foil. Brush lamb with dijon mustard to coat.
Combine butter and garlic. Preheat oven to 400 f. Place the lamb with the fat side up on the baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes before rotating the baking sheet to ensure even cooking and roasting for another 10 minutes for medium rare meat or 15 minutes for medium doneness although in my opinion lamb should is best served medium rare. Season lamb with salt and pepper.
Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving. S p it and oil it and put it in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes and then remove it and add the mustard and bread crumb mixture. Roast the lamb in the oven for about 20 25 minutes. This should produce a medium rare to medium lamb rack.
Coat entire top of lamb with butter and garlic mixture. Place on a rack into the oven for 20 minutes. Heat oven to 450 degrees f. 1 use a 400 degree oven when your lamb is over 1 pound.