Ingredients:

1 eight-bone rack of lamb, frenched (you can ask your butcher to do this for you)
4 T Dijon mustard
1 ½ C Panko (Japanese-style bread crumbs)
½ bunch thyme, leaves picked
½ cup pine nuts
salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions:

In a food processor, combine Panko, thyme, pine nuts, salt and pepper. Process until pine nuts are fairly chopped.

Generously season the lamb chops with salt and pepper. In a very hot sauté pan, sear all sides of the lamb until golden brown. Remove. Cool.

Rub lamb rack with mustard, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Roast in a 400º oven for about 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of the rack. Pull lamb when internal temperature is about 130º and then let rest for at least 10 minutes. Slice into 4 individual chops per person or cut into two double chops.

Serve with ZD Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

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