CHLOE Magazine Spring 2013 Spring 2013 | Page 160

CHEF HOWARD’S ‘FRENCHED’ ROASTED RACK OF LAMB ask your butcher to ‘French’ and remove every second bone on a couple of nice Ontario Lamb racks. 1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees 2. Season racks with sea salt and cracked black pepper 3. Heat a large, heavy frying pan over a medium high heat and brown the racks well on the meaty/fatty side for about 1-2 minutes with olive oil, then turn and brown the other sides for a further 1 minute. 4. Brown the ends briefly so that all of the exposed meat is seared. Repeat with the remaining rack. 5. Then place in a china or glass baking dish with the bones pointing upwards. Place in preheated oven. CHEF STEFFAN HOWARD EXECUTIVE CHEF PALAIS ROYALE BALLROOM CASA LOMA PEGASUS HOSPITALITY GROUP 1601 Lakeshore Blvd West Toronto, On M6K 3C1 (P) 416-533-3553 ext.32 6. Roast for 12 mins for medium rare, 13 mins for medium and 18 mins for well done. Remove from oven. 7. Allow to rest in a warm place for about 8 mins before carving. Carve into cutlets and serve stacked on plate. 8. Accompany with Asian spring vegetables (Choy Sum, Tat Soi and Bok Choy), ‘Our Garden’ herb roasted baby redskins, jus natural and a garnish of ‘yummy’ Amaranth sprouts. CHLOE FOOD EDITOR FRANK MAZZUCA FM: What inspired you to cook? CHEF HOWARD: Growing up in French Canadian family...large family gatherings were common but I was never allowed into the kitchen. I remember my grandmother and mom no Bv