Lamb chops! For a while they felt like a mountain I needed to conquer. My husband loves them. Among the restaurants that we frequent, there is one that serves good lamb chops. He never orders anything else from their menu. He never needs to look at the menu. It’s always “Lamb chops, medium well, with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables!”
With that kind of consistency I have debated making lamb chops at home several times. So I finally got around to doing it. From memory, since I’ve seen them several times and even tasted a few times, they were very simple. They had no spice or herb flavour that stood out. It seemed like they were just seasoned lightly with salt. So I was going to cook them the same way too.
I would sear both sides with high heat to start with in order to seal the moisture in, then I would leave them to cook slowly over low heat till done. Well done that is. Didn’t want to attempt the “medium well” business at home.
Before I put the lamb chops in I remembered I had some rosemary that needed to be used so I washed a few twigs and threw them in. The large salt crystals help to keep the meat from sticking to the pan, so my mother taught me, she does this when pan frying fish fillets. Her fish fillets never fall apart, cause they never stick.
I started with high heat so the first turn happens quickly, you just want to sear both sides, then reduce the heat to continue cooking slowly
It was just about 30 minutes of slow cooking and they were done. Don’t go by my time though, check yours, cut through one make sure it’s done all the way through. Sprinkle with salt to taste towards the end.
Once done, you can pull them out of the pan onto a serving dish and let them rest for a couple of minutes before serving. Why rest the meat? Well I didn’t know exactly until this post. I just looked it up. Moisture redistribution! You can read all about it here.
Unfortunately I do not have a rating, even though I really wanted one. My brother was coming over for lunch too when I made them, but hubby got stuck in a meeting. He was a no show! I saved him his share for dinner but he was a no show again — so I ate it. (^_^)
I can tell you that they were delicious! Tender but not rubbery, the rosemary was just a hint. Served them with the buttered roast potatoes and a yummy salad.
you are making me hungry
hammmmmmmm
Kindly share the recipe. Seems yummy!
Share the recipe as well