How To Prepare Herbed Lamb Cutlets With Pea Crush?

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Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 30 mins Serving: 4

Ingredients:

• 2 x lamb racks
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

   Herb Caper Paste

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs( i.e. mint, basil, rosemary, parsley, thyme)

   Pea Crush

• 3 cups frozen baby peas
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 25g butter
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup grated fresh Parmesan
• 1/3 cup cream

   Pan Jus

• ½ cup red wine
• 250ml lamb stock
• 25g butter
• 2 tsp sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 210c fan bake.
2. If necessary, trim the fat layer off the lamb racks and carefully remove the silver skin with a sharp knife. Brush with oil and season with salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan over very high heat. Sear the lamb racks for a minute or two until browned on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool.
3. Add the wine to the hot pan in which the lamb was cooked in and let it bubble for 30 seconds to burn off the alcohol. Add the stock and sugar, and simmer gently until reduced to a jus, about 5-10 minutes. Whisk in the butter. Set aside and keep warm.
4. In a small food processor or mortar and pestle (or chop everything finely), mix the paste ingredients together. Smear the mixture generously over the cooled lamb racks, season with salt and pepper, and leave for 30 minutes or longer if you have time.
5. Cook peas in salted boiling water until tender.  Drain well, and place in a food processor with the spinach, butter, lemon zest and juice, Parmesan, and cream. Process until well combined but still a little chunky. Taste and season. (You can use a potato masher instead of a food processor. Make sure you do it when the peas are hot so they wilt the spinach.)
6. Roast the lamb racks for 13-15 minutes (20 if you like it well done). Remove from the oven, cover loosely with foil, and rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
7. To serve, spoon some pea puree on four plates, top with lamb cutlets, and drizzle jus over. Serve with minted new potatoes.

Posted by Aussie Meat and for this fabulous recipe, we thank Chelsea Winter for the recipe link http://chelseawinter.co.nz/lamb-cutlets/