Grilled Chinese Lamb Chops

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces lamb chops, 4 of them about 1 inch thick
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce, optional for more heat
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon honey

Recipe

• 1 prepare the lamb chops by removing all of the fat.
• 2 then poke both sides of each chop with a fork.
• 3 place the chops in a container with a tight fitting lid to be marinated.
• 4 in a separate bowl, mix together thoroughly all of the ingredients for the marinade.
• 5 pour the marinade over the lamb chops and stir them to coat.
• 6 place them in the refrigerator and marinate overnight.
• 7 when you are ready to cook the chops, pre heat the grill to medium high.
• 8 once the grill is hot remove the chops from the marinade and immediately place them on the grill.
• 9 reserve the marinade in the container and let the lamb chops sit for 2 minutes.
• 10 after 2 minutes, rotate the chops, don’t flip them yet.
• 11 just turn them to make nice grill marks on the one side.
• 12 then using the reserved marinade, lightly baste each lamb chop.
• 13 let them cook another 2 minutes and then flip them.
• 14 lightly baste again with the remaining marinade.
• 15 after another 2 minutes, rotate them to create grill marks on the other side and lightly baste them one more time.
• 16 after 2 more minutes check to make sure that the internal temperature of each lamb chop has reached 140 degrees.
• 17 once they are done, remove them from the heat, cover them with foil and let them sit for about 10 minutes and then serve.