ROASTED LAMB BREAST

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You know I love lamb, as evidenced by the various chops, shanks, legs, and shoulders I've featured in the past. Here we have a brand new cut to celebrate, the lamb breast.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Lamb

Time 2h55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon paprika
4 pounds lamb breast, separated in two pieces
½ cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
⅓ cup white wine vinegar, more as needed
1 lemon, juiced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon honey
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  • Combine chopped parsley, vinegar, fresh lemon juice, garlic, honey, red pepper flakes, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well and set aside.
  • Whisk olive oil, salt, cumin, black pepper, dried Italian herbs, cinnamon, coriander, and paprika in a large bowl until combined.
  • Coat each lamb breasts in the olive oil and spice mixture and transfer to a roasting pan, fat side up.
  • Tightly cover roasting pan with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven until the meat is tender when pierced with a fork, about 2 hours.
  • Remove lamb from oven and cut into four pieces.
  • Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place lamb pieces on it. Brush the tops of each piece with fat drippings from the roasting pan.
  • Bake lamb until meat is browned and edges are crispy, about 20 minutes.
  • Increase the oven's broiler to high and brown lamb for 4 minutes. Remove from oven.
  • Serve lamb topped with parsley and vinegar sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 622.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 180.4 mg, Fat 45.3 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 46.2 g, SaturatedFat 16.8 g, Sodium 1301.6 mg, Sugar 1.8 g

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