Rack of lamb on baked veg in fig and coconut sauce

Rack of lamb on baked veg in fig and coconut sauce

 

This baked dish of mix vegetables in coconut milk thicken with fig and nut is very tasty, and no need to stand in front of the stove while it cooks, vegetables are soft yet keep their shapes.

1. Cut vegetables (sweet potato, celeriac, carrot, potato etc) into pieces.

2. Mix in a baking dish a cup of coconut milk, a cup of water, dry figs cut into pieces, some cut up almonds, season with soy sauce, Garam Masala and salt, mix well with vegetables. Bake at 200˚C until soft, turn over mid way, around 40 minutes.

3. In the meantime, season lamb with salt, white pepper and cumin for 2 hours. Sear fat side to render fat out, then the meat sides. Place on top of vegtables in the last 10 minutes of cooking. Switch off oven, with door ajar, rest for another 10 minutes, for a pink result.