How to Clean a Rack of Lamb with String - CHOW Tip

Janine Falvo, chef de cuisine of Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar in Sonoma, California, cleans a rack of lamb using a piece of string. She ties one end to the sinks faucet (an oven handle would work as well), and then loops the other end around the bone, scraping off the meat and fat with an upward motion.

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A great way to save money and time is to buy a rack of lamb that has not been cleaned already by your butcher. The first thing you'll do is remove all the excess fat. Then take a string and anchor it to a stable base in your kitchen, like a faucet or perhaps your oven door. Wrap the string around the bone and pull the fat away from the meat. The string works very well because it not only saves your knife but it also cleans the bone much cleaner than a knife could ever do. Once the bone is clean your lamb will look like a butcher or a chef did it right in your own kitchen.