Lamb Chops With Sweet Pea And Spinach Sauce Food

GRILLED LAMB CHOPS WITH WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in 1 teaspoon oil until tender; add the wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons. Stir in butter and thyme. Remove from the heat; keep warm., Place tomatoes on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Fold foil around tomatoes and seal tightly; set aside. Repeat with whole garlic cloves and remaining oil. Grill garlic, covered, over medium heat for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, combine the minced garlic, salt and pepper; rub over chops. Grill lamb and tomato packet, covered, over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until lamb reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., Open tomato packet carefully to allow steam to escape; place tomatoes in a small bowl. When garlic is cool enough to handle, squeeze softened garlic over tomatoes; toss to coat. Serve lamb with tomatoes and wine sauce.

OUR 30+ BEST SIDES FOR LAMB CHOPS (+CRISPY SWEET POTATO FRIES)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F.
• Put sweet potato strips onto a baking sheet.
• Add salt and olive oil, stirring to coat.
• Bake 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

BLACK CHERRY AND BLACK PEPPER LAMB CHOPS WITH SWEET PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place the stock in a small pot and warm it up over medium low heat.
• Place an oven rack 8 inches from broiler and preheat broiler to high.
• Heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 turn of the pan, with a tablespoon of butter in a medium skillet over medium to medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add onions and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes the add Arborio and cook a minute more. Add wine and cook it all away, 1 minute. Add a few ladles of warm broth and let that cook off, stirring occasionally. The risotto will take 22 minutes to cook. Add a ladle of broth from time to time until risotto is starchy, creamy and cooked to al dente. Add peas about 2 minutes before serving. Add in cheese, chopped mint and parsley just before serving.
• When the risotto is half-cooked, 10 minutes from being done, drizzle the chops with extra-virgin olive oil and arrange on a slotted broiler plan. Place chops in oven under hot broiler and cook 8 to 10 minutes for medium rare. Place a tiny pan on the stove over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and shallots to the pan. Cook shallots 2 minutes then add the preserves and whisk them together with balsamic vinegar and black pepper. Heat to a bubble then remove from heat and add remaining pat of butter. Whisk butter into sauce.
• Season the risotto with salt to taste. Place a generous serving of risotto into shallow dinner plates. Arrange 2 chops on each plate alongside the risotto and drizzle the black cherry pepper glaze over the chops and garnish plates with extra sprigs of mint.

LAMB CHOPS IN SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix marinade ingredients together, add chops and let marinate for at least 2 hours.
• Mix all sauce ingredients together well.
• Preheat broiler to 500°F.
• Remove chops from marinade, and dip them into the sauce mixture.
• Broil the chops for about 7-10 minutes.
• Dip chops into sauce mixture again, and broil the chops on the other side for about 7-10 more minutes, or until done.
• While the second side of the chops are broiling, heat the remaining sauce until it simmers.
• Simmer sauce for about 1 minute.
• Serve chops with additional sauce* if desired.
• *Note: If you would like additional sauce to serve on the side with the chops, make a second batch of the "sauce," thinning it a bit with 1/4 to 1/3 cup of water to prevent scorching when heated.

LAMB CHOPS WITH SWEET PEA AND SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sauce, melt butter in a heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, then cover and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and vinegar. Boil until reduced to a glaze. Add 1/2 cup of the chicken broth and boil until reduced by half.
• Place the peas and remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth in a blender and blend until smooth. Add onion mixture and blend until smooth, stopping to scrape the sides of the jar. Strain through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan. (Can be prepared ahead, then covered and refrigerated.)
• For the lamb, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place a heavy, large, oven-proof nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Coat skillet with olive oil. Add lamb chops and quickly brown on both sides. Place skillet in oven and bake until just firm to the touch, about 5 minutes for medium-rare. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, rewarm sauce over medium heat. Add spinach and stir until wilted, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle some sauce into the center of 4 plates. Place 2 lamb chops in center of each plate. Serve immediately.

LAMB CHOPS WITH GARLIC-ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop garlic. Pat lamb dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sear lamb 3 minutes. Turn lamb over and sear 2 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer lamb to 4 plates. Add garlic, rosemary, lemon juice, and stock to skillet and deglaze over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Whisk in butter. Pour sauce over lamb.

LAMB CHOPS WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 7/425°F/220°C.
• Pat dry the lamb chops and place them onto an oiled tray.
• Season the lamb with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle half of the chopped herbs and give it all a good toss.
• Pop the tray on the middle shelf of the oven for about 10-15 minutes, till you prepare the vegetables.
• To prepare the vegetables - peel and chop the carrots and parsnips in half lengthways.
• Peel and chop the potatoes in half lengthways and then cut each half into 4 wedges.
• With the onions, peel the skin off but do not slice them. Make cuts not all the way down to the roots but about 3/4 way - make cuts into eighths so what you have are onions slightly opened up like water lilies.
• Leave the garlic cloves whole with their skin on.
• Put all the chopped vegetables, onions and garlic cloves in a bowl.
• Add in the rest of the chopped herbs, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle in the oil and toss them well.
• Remove the chops from the oven, arrange the vegetables all around the meat and return the tray to high shelf of the oven and cook for a further 35 minutes or until both the meat and vegetables are tender.
• Remove them from the oven and cover the tray with foil to allow the meat to rest for about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the chops and vegetables onto a serving plate.
• Scrape and pour the remaining juices from the tray into a saucepan.
• Pour in the stock and let it simmer and bubble over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Pour the gravy into a jug and serve along with the lamb chops and vegetables.

BLACK CHERRY-BLACK PEPPER LAMB CHOPS WITH SWEET PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place the stock in a medium pot and warm it up over medium-low heat.
• Place an oven rack 8 inches from the broiler and preheat the broiler to high.
• In a medium skillet over medium to medium-high heat, melt a tablespoon of the butter with a tablespoon of the EVOO, once around the pan. When the pan is hot, add the onions and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the Arborio and cook for a minute more. Add the wine and cook it all away, 1 minute. Add a few ladles of warm stock and let the rice absorb it, stirring occasionally. The risotto will take 22 minutes to cook. Add a ladle of broth as each addition is absorbed, until the risotto is starchy, creamy, and cooked to al dente. Add the peas when the risotto is just about al dente, the last minute or two. Add the cheese, mint, and parsley just before serving.
• When the risotto is half cooked, 10 minutes from being done, drizzle the lamb chops with EVOO and arrange them on a slotted broiler pan. Place the chops under the hot broiler and cook for 8 to 10 minutes for medium rare. Place a tiny pan on the stove over medium heat. Add the remaining tablespoon of EVOO and the shallots to the pan. Cook the shallots for 2 minutes, then add the preserves and whisk them together with the balsamic vinegar and black pepper. Heat them to a bubble, then remove them from the heat and add the remaining tablespoon of butter. Whisk the butter into the sauce.
• Season the risotto with salt to taste. Place a generous serving of risotto into shallow dinner plates. Arrange 2 chops on each plate alongside the risotto and drizzle the black cherry-black pepper glaze over the chops. Garnish the plates with extra sprigs of mint.