These little nuggets of lamb are quick to prepare and quick to cook.
Ingredients
—2 x 200g (7 oz) lamb rumps 2 Tbsp creamy Dijonnaise mustard Freshly ground black pepper 4 sprigs thyme ¼ cup panko crumbs Flaky sea salt ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 Tbsp butter
Method
—1 Pat rumps with paper towels to absorb any blood or juices. Put rumps in a dish and spread both sides with mustard. Grind over a little pepper and add sprigs of thyme. Cover and leave in a cool place (not the fridge) for 1 hour.
2 Preheat oven to 210°C (410°F). Sprinkle rumps generously on both sides with salt. Crush crumbs between paper towels to make them finer. Spoon crumbs on top of rumps, pat in place, then cover with parmesan. Melt butter and spoon over rumps.
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- Smear rumps with mustard and seasonings, cover and leave for 1 hour.
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- Pat on crumbs and smother with parmesan.
3 Roast for 15 minutes for medium-rare (pink and juicy) or add an extra 3-5 minutes for medium. Remove rumps from oven and transfer to a board. Let lamb rumps rest for 10 minutes before slicing thinly. Transfer to warmed plates and serve hot.
Recipe Notes
You might like to serve these rumps with Roasted Potatoes & Yellow Pepper and Radicchio & Witloof Salad.
Radicchio & Witloof Salad
Roasted Potatoes & Yellow Peppers
could you use lamb back straps instead of rumps?
Hi Angie, you could, but they cook more quickly as they are thinner. I would really crank the oven up to brown the crust, but I don’t think I’d want them in the oven any longer than 7 minutes.
There is this other recipe on Shared Kitchen for back straps/shortloins that you might like to try. https://sharedkitchen.co.nz/recipe/lamb-shortloins-razz-em-up-with-roasted-cumin-seeds/
Love this recipe with lamb rumps but what about the same recipe using skinless chicken thighs Julie & Ilaria?
Hi Michael,
I think that would work well. Drizzle with plenty of butter (chicken breasts have less fat than lamb rumps), or you could brush the whole breast with melted butter (or oil). I’d think just under 20 minutes in a hot oven. Hope it works out nice and juicy.