Pistachio Rubbed Rack of Lamb and Crash Hot Potatoes


 
Cliff Bartlett

Cliff Bartlett

R.I.P. 5/17/2021
To wrap up the weekend I decided to grill a rack of lamb. Sided it up with Crash Potatoes and Grilled Artichokes and some bread. The artichoke is grilled in foil so I spared you any action shots of the silver globes sitting on the grill.

Finished the bread earlier in the day.



Got going on the crash potatoes.



Gave the cooked potatoes a good smash. Basted with olive oil and then seasoned with salt and pepper and freshly chopped rosemary.



Prepped the artichokes and brushed with oil. Spoonful of chopped garlic at base of artichoke and another sprinkled over the leaves. Wrapped this in foil for the cook later on.



Prepped the lamb rack. Removed as much silver skin as I could and trimmed some excess fat.



Got my large skillet good and hot and seared the rack after seasoning with Oakridge Black Ops Rub.



A little improv here. Skillet was screaming hot and not enough time to get something more suitable to hold rack while I snapped shot.



All seared.



Used our food processor to coarsely chop some pistachios and some parmesan. Combined this mixture with bread crumbs, chopped garlic, fresh rosemary, olive oil and a little more of the rub.



[UUsed some House of Q Slow Smoked Gold mustard sauce for a binder.

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Then the rack of lamb. This is where I screwed up. I probed after around 10 minutes and my dream of medium rare was already in the rear view mirror. IT was already around 150 - 155.





Sliced up the bread.



Potatoes nice and hot and toasty.



Plate.



Even though it wasn't medium rare, it was still delicious. This is one of my favorite lamb recipes. Sides were delicious too. Had a lot of fun with this cook. Thanks for looking.
 
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Killer Cook. Beautiful meal & plate. Can't imagine juggling all those separate entities & having it all plated at the same time. Kudos!
 
WOW!!! Cliff, that is one awesome cook and I'd take a plate of that any time. Outstanding as always.
 
Love this preparation, Cliff, looks outstanding! .....and, if that's your naturally leavened bread, then you are knocking it out of the park! Great spring, crust and crumb!

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Cliff as always I am floored! To start with your bread making talent is awesome! A question on the potatoes, what did you use to smash them? A fork? And the lamb looks delicious. I still feel stupid that I have never tasted lamb. Every time I see a post of a lamb meal I tell myself I'm going to give it a try. It just looks too good to pass up. For me the pistachio rub is my favorite touch. It looks so delicious. Wonderful cook.
 
Thank you everyone! Sure appreciate your comments.

Rich G said:
Love this preparation, Cliff, looks outstanding! .....and, if that's your naturally leavened bread, then you are knocking it out of the park! Great spring, crust and crumb! R
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Rich... Yes, this was naturally levained bread. Finally making some good, steady progress. Thanks for your help.

Robert T said:
Cliff as always I am floored! To start with your bread making talent is awesome! A question on the potatoes, what did you use to smash them? A fork? And the lamb looks delicious. I still feel stupid that I have never tasted lamb. Every time I see a post of a lamb meal I tell myself I'm going to give it a try. It just looks too good to pass up. For me the pistachio rub is my favorite touch. It looks so delicious. Wonderful cook.
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Robert... I used a standard potato masher. Gave them one smash and then rotated the masher 90 degrees and gave a second smash. Gentle smashes by the way. I'm sure a large fork would work fine too.



Give lamb a try. The racks would be a good way to give them a try.
 
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Look great from here Cliff, Pistachio Rubbed Rack of Lamb and Crash Hot Potatoes nice bbq combo.
 
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