Moroccan-style Lamb Chops

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium onion, quartered
• 2 garlic cloves, quartered
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 lamb loin chops, cut 1-inch thick
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, pulse the onion and garlic until minced. melt the butter in a medium saucepan. add the onion and garlic and cook over moderate heat until softened, about (7 minutes).
• 2 add cinnamon, ginger and cayenne and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. stir in the tomato sauce and honey and simmer over low heat until the sauce thickens slightly (about 5 minutes). season with salt and pepper.
• 3 season the lamb chops with salt and pepper. in a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until shimmering. add 4 of the lamb chops and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until browned and almost cooked through (about 8 minutes); keep warm. repeat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 4 lamb chops.
• 4 pour off the fat from the skillet. add tomato sauce and bring to a simmer over medium heat. add the lamb chops and simmer until cooked through (about 2 minutes). transfer the lamb to plates, spoon the tomato sauce on top and garnish with the cilantro.