Sainsbury's Welsh Hill Lamb Guard of Honour, Taste the Difference (Approx. 1kg)

Cooking instructions: Oven

To oven cook from chilled. If freezing at home, defrost thoroughly before cooking. Before cooking: Preheat oven. Remove all packaging and leave lamb at room temperature for 20 minutes. Heat 5ml of oil in a frying pan over high heat. Season lamb with a 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Place the lamb racks fat side down into the pan and sear for 4 minutes. Bring both lamb racks together by interlocking alternating bones to create a guard of honour. During cooking: Transfer guard of honour to an ovenproof dish, pour over pan juices and place on middle shelf of the oven. Cook for 5 minutes per 100g plus 5 minutes to serve lamb medium. Cook for 7 minutes per 100g plus 10 minutes to serve well done. After cooking: If cooking rare, check the surface is fully seared/browned. Cover with foil and rest for 10 mins before carving. Place lamb on chopping board and using a nonserrated knife cut between the bones to serve. Check food is piping hot. All cooking appliances vary. This is a guide only. Oven cooked from chilled. 180°C / Fan 160 °C / Gas 4 5 mins per 100g plus 5 mins (To serve medium) 7 mins per 100g plus 10 mins (To serve well done)

Warnings:

Keep raw meat separate from cooked foods. Use separate kitchen utensils and surfaces for raw meat and cooked foods or wash them thoroughly between use. Wash hands after handling raw meat. Raw meat may contain organisms hazardous to health. If cooking rare, do not pierce the meat before cooking and ensure the surface is fully seared/browned.