Grilled Lamb Loin Chops

I don’t eat a lot of lamb; I don’t think my mom ever cooked lamb when I was growing up. Naturally, I never cooked it either. The first time I ever had it was in culinary school, go figure. I really liked it, but needless to say I didn’t cook it much since I’ve been home. It’s said lamb is best served at a medium, no more than medium well. I’m looking forward to trying this recipe, if you have any you’d like to share with me, for my exposure, please share. ENJOY!

Yields 4 Servings

1 6.5oz jar sun-dried tomatoes in oil, sliced into thin strips (reserve oil)
1 medium yellow onions, sliced julienned (about 2 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp capers, rinsed and chopped
1 ½ c chicken stock, divided
1 c toasted pine nuts, divided
4 anchovy fillets
Zest from 1lemon
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Salt (TT)
Black pepper, fresh cracked (TT)
8 Lamb loin chops

1. Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 tbsp of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes and the onions. Cook onions until translucent. Add sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, capers, and 1 cup of the chicken stock, and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Transfer half of the sun-dried tomato mixture to a food processor and the other half into a small mixing bowl.
3. In the food processor, add ½ cup of the toasted pine nuts, anchovies, lemon zest and vinegar. Pulse to coarsely chop but not fully puree the tomatoes. Add remaining chicken stock as needed.
4. Combine the mixture and stir in basil, parsley and remaining pine nuts, season to taste (TT) with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
5. Season the lamb with salt and pepper. Grill the chops to the desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium. Transfer to a plate or platter.
6. Spoon 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of the sun-dried tomato mixture over the top of each lamb chop.


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Saundra D. Jones, CC
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