Roasted Lamb Ribs

Roasted Lamb Ribs
Mark Holm for The New York Times
Total Time
3 hours
Rating
4(212)
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Ingredients

Yield:1 or 2 servings
  • 1whole breast of lamb, also called Denver cut or lamb riblets, with most of the fat still on see note
  • Kosher salt
  • black pepper
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 225 degrees. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper and place fat-side up in the roasting pan. Bake 3 to 4 hours, until the fat has rendered and browned and the meat is well done. Slice into ribs.

Tip
  • A whole breast of lamb contains about 7 ribs and can be ordered from any butcher. It will serve 1 or 2 people.

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Wonderful in its delicious simplicity. I have also seasoned lightly with za'atar going in and a last minute brush of pomegranate molasses in the last 30 minutes.

The fat didn't render out. Maybe I should've roasted cut ribs instead of rack?

Cooked with the lid on or off?

This recipe produces perfect lamb ribs. I followed the recipe as written to cook for 3 hours. I have never had better in a restaurant.

completely burnt after just two hours

Meat pro back -- this recipe is perfection! Re the bad experiences: beyond making sure you have the right cut, be sure your rack is at least 1.5 pounds/7 ribs. Ideally 2 pounds. This won't work for Australian lamb, where the racks will be much lighter. I cooked a 2 pound rack for 4.5 hours, and it was divine. Also, MAKE SURE THERE IS NO SILVER SKIN! If you can get farm direct pork, do this with a bone-in pork butt overnight. I do it with just salt. The smell will make you wake up hungry at 5.

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Adapted from Molly Manzanares

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