Gordon Ramsay’s Recipe for Perfect Rack of Lamb

Rack of lamb is a tender, lean cut with most of the fat along the line of the bones. Because there isn’t a lot of fat to protect the meat in a hot pan, gently sear the meat over high heat. If the pan is too hot, a hard sear will develop and the meat will tear when you slice the rack into chops. Here, Chef Gordon Ramsay provides a recipe for a perfectly roasted rack of lamb—just make sure to ask your butcher for a French trim to get the clean bones, which Gordon suggests using as a handle to turn the rack in the pan. Gordon uses a cast-iron pan because it retains even heat that finishes the lamb during the resting period.