Kid Tested Mother Approved Portuguese Lamb Chop

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 bone in rib chops
• olive oil, to line the bottom of frying pan (i prefer to use my electric frying pan for this recipe so i can add all the lamb chops at once)
• 2 teaspoons garlic
• 6 bay leaves
• 1 large lemon
• 3 cups wine (i love using a traditional inexpensive like vinho verde)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 line bottom of frying pan with olive oil and heat. sprinkle chops with salt and pepper on both sides.
• 2 add the lamb chops and do not flip until a nice brown crust forms on each chop. do the same on both sides. the brown crust is key in this dish.
• 3 add garlic to the pan *when you flip the chops* and brown along with the lamb.
• 4 cut lemon in half. slice one half into 6 thin slices. squeeze the other half over the lamb chops.
• 5 add bay leaves to the pan.
• 6 pour the wine evenly over the chops and simmer on low for approximately 20 minutes.
• 7 use meat thermometer to check the lamb.
• 8 serve with a slice of lemon on top of each chop.