Perfect rack of lamb

As we know, roasting with a percentage of steam gives the most tender and juicy meat.  That is the beauty of a combi steam oven; the best appliance for perfect roasting!

You can adjust the percentage of radiant heat and steam to suit what type of dish you are cooking.  In this case, for roasting meat, 200°C plus 30% steam is adequate or you can use one of the automatic programs that you may have in your appliance.

Add some extra flavouring on the top or just mustard or garlic and rosemary and you will never cook a rack of lamb in a traditional oven again 🙂

This was the main course that I cooked for Jen’s in-home cooking class recently.  See the review from her of my class here.

Ingredients:

1-2 French-cut racks of lamb
Sea salt & pepper
1 tbsp. cumquat marmalade or quince paste dissolved in a little boiling water
1 large clove of garlic, crushed
2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary

Method:

1. Season lamb and spread the cumquat marmalade or quince paste which has been mixed with the garlic on the back of the racks.
2. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary and set aside to come to room temperature.
3. If your combi has a filter over the fan make sure it is in place now.  Combi ovens do get dirty – see cleaning info here
4. If you want to roast a few vegetables to serve with the lamb then cut them in small pieces, toss in a little olive oil and roast @ 200°C for 15 minutes to start in a solid stainless steel tray that has been lined with baking paper.
5. Add the lamb if it will fit or place into another tray and change the function to cook on Combination mode @ 200°C + 30% steam for 18-20 minutes for a small to medium size racks.  If you have a probe then insert and set core temperature to 65C.  My combi doesn’t have a probe so don’t worry if yours doesn’t either.  My rack was just over 300g and I cooked it for 18 minutes.
6. Remove from tray and wrap in foil.
7. Rest for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.  It was perfect….

If you want to cook vegetables in the steam oven to serve with the lamb make sure you leave open the door to cool the appliance down before switching to the steam only mode.  There is plenty of time to cook perfect vegetables or make a little sauce while the meat is resting.  There is a little juice from the meat you can add into a sauce.