Grilled Chili-rubbed Lamb Chops

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 16 lamb chops, 1 1/2-inches thick
• 2 cups hot pepper jelly

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl stir together the chili powder, the cumin, the thyme, the sugar, the salt, the allspice, and the black pepper.
• 2 sprinkle the spice mixture over the chops, rub it evenly all over the meat, and chill the chops, covered, for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 3 prepare a grill with glowing coals or preheat the broiler.
• 4 on the oiled rack of the grill or on a broiler pan in the broiler, grill or broil the chops 4 inches from the heat for 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare meat.
• 5 serve the chops with the pepper jelly.