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Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
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Open up boned racks, fat side down.
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Arrange slices of garlic along base of the main meat portion.
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Roll flap around the main meat portion to enclose garlic neatly.
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Tie each rolled-up rack with string in several places.
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Heat heavy oval baking dish large enough to hold tied racks plus chopped bones.
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Add oil and rolled racks.
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Scatter bones all around.
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Brown meat on all sides over high heat.
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Transfer dish to oven and bake 12 minutes.
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Scatter carrot, onion, thyme and shallot around lamb and continue cooking 5 minutes.
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Remove racks and cover with foil to keep warm.
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Carefully pour fat from pan.
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Place pan atop stove.
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Add pureed shallots and onions and cook briefly, stirring.
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Add wine and water and bring to boil over high heat, stirring occasionally.
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Cook 5 minutes.
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Strain sauce into saucepan and bring to boil.
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Swirl in butter.
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Meanwhile, prepare tomatoes for garnish.
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Drop tomatoes into boiling water and let stand 12 seconds.
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Drain and peel.
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Cut each tomato into 6 wedges of equal size.
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Cut away pulp and seeds of each wedge, leaving only outer shell.
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Warm these shells briefly without cooking in microwave or regular oven.
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To serve, cut meat into inch thick slices.
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Spoon equal portions of woodland sauce onto each of 6 warmed plates.
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Unmold zucchini cake in center of sauce.
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Surround zucchini cake with slices of lamb.
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Spoon hot pan sauce over lamb.
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Garnish each serving with 3 warmed tomato wedges and 2 sprigs of watercress.