It”s not very often I make lamb out of the blue but a few weeks ago it seemed the perfect time to pull a rack of lamb chops from the freezer and slow roast them. I had received a package from Superior Farms a little while ago but hadn’t had a chance to cook with it yet. We slaughter a sheep yearly for Eid however I’m the one that ends up butchering it (not pretty). It was a big change of pace to open up a package that is cleaned and ready to go! Many people are very intimidated by lamb, thinking it’s hard to cook – it’s not hard to cook this way.
This week is my first week participating in #SundaySupper an online cooking event focused on bringing families back around the table. I can’t think of a better dish than this to gather your family around. This week’s theme is Dishes in 5 Ingredients of Less (with salt, pepper, and water being freebie ingredients), believe it or not this can be done with those parameters.
Moroccan Spiced Roast Lamb
Making lamb chops has never been easier than with this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 rack of lamb ribs
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 3 mashed garlic cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp pepper
- fingerling potatoes or regular potatoes halved and quartered
Instructions
- **If possible purchase or ask your butcher to "French" your lamb ribs - this will remove the fat and stringy parts of the upper tips of the lamb.
- In a bowl mix the ginger, garlic, salt, pepper and cumin in a bowl. You can add more or less depending on the size of your lamb.
- To prepare your lamb, remove the back fat from roast. You don't want to remove all of the fat but there may appear to be a "sheet" of fat on one side, this can be removed. Use a fork to poke the meat so that the marinade can get into the meat.
- Rub the entire roast with the marinade until it is coated. Place into a roasting pan double the size of the lamb. If possible allow to marinade for at least 1 hour but up to overnight.
- When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 300F. Slide the lamb in and allow to roast for 2 hours. After this time check the lamb, there should be a good deal of fat liquified at the bottom. Cut, clean and prepare your potatoes and place all around the lamb and mix with the juices that have released.
- Continue cooking for 30-45 minutes and test the potatoes, continuing to cook if they are not cooked through. The internal temperature of the lamb should be 160F for medium ad 165F for well done. This roast will not be pink but completely cooked through. Don't worry about it being tough - it will fall apart when you're eating it.
- To serve, cut 1-2 ribs off and plate with potatoes and a drizzle of pan juices if desired.
The lamb completely cooked and delicious!
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Sunday 13th of March 2022
Wonderfull, have done 3 of the foodtours w your man and loved them all. Now here, because we cant come to Marocco at the moment ( Due to covid and the new situationn in EUROPE)... But cant wait to get back, and until the... I`m hanging on in here... And with my Maroccon frineds.. Miss everything SO much!
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