Category: Lamb

Lamb Chops in a Cumin Cardamom Marinade

Frenched rack of lamb or chops matinated in a Middle Eastern marinade that can be grilled, fried, or roasted and deliver a flavorful, juicy chop. It pairs well with roasted garlic seasoned fingerlings and asparagus or roasted carmelized carrots.

Ingredients

4 garlic cloves minced

1/2 t cumin

1/2 t cardamom

1/4 t red pepper flakes

3 T lime juice

2 T olive oil

1 t salt

1/2 t black pepper

1 rack of Frenched lamb chops (8 chops) Rack can either be marinted whole or cut into individual chops.¹

Directions

If roasting, preheat oven 450º F Foil covered baking pan. Medium rare(145º F) is recommended temperature for lamb chops or roasts

Whisk together garlic, cumin, cardamom, pepper flakes, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper

Pour contents into Ziplock® sealable gallon bag and add rack or chops. Remove air from bag and marinate the lamb for 4 hours.

Remove lamb and grill, oven roast, or fry lamb.

If frying heat large fry pan with canola oil until very hot and cook the chops in batches. Medium rare is usually three minutes per side for chops.

For the rack of lamb, place rack fat side up and roast 15 minutes, rotate baking sheet and roast 10-15 minutes until internal temperature reaches 145º F . Remove and rest for 5 minutes.

Grill over medium heat also delivers delicious results.

Notes

  1. You can foil cover each of the bones for prettier finish. I don’t.

Lamb Sandwich with Tzatziki Sauce

Lamb
Tzaziki
Tzaziki on Wheat Bread
Open-face Sandwich

A mouthful of flavors with thin-sliced lamb chop served on rosemary-herb butter toast with a Tzatziki Sauce Recipe spread.

Ingredients

Leftover lamb

4 T tzatziki sauce plus 2 T

4 slices wheat bread

2 T rosemary compound butter

4 lettuce leaves

Avacado slices(optional)

Sunflower or pumkin seeds(optional)

Compound Butter Recipe

1/4 pound butter diced and cold

3 T herbs

Chop herb leaves and place in food processor. Pulse 2 to 4 times. Add butter and pulse until combined. Ready to use. Left over butter can be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated for other recipes.

Directions

Serves 2

Thin slice lamb and set aside. I had 4 leftover lamb chops.

Spread compound butter on one side of bread. Heat skillet over medium high heat and cook two slices of bread until golden. Remove and cook next two slices and remove.Spread Tzatziki sauce on bread

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Add lamb to skillet toss and place on prepared bread.

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Add avacado, additional sauce, lettuce, and seeds. Serve open faced or close sandwich, slice and serve.