Category: Dinner, Lamb Recipe, Life Style Recipes, Light Dinners, Lunch, Meal Times, Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
Cuisine: African, Boere Kos, Italian/USA, South African
Cooking Method: Oven
Yields:
4 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 Mins
Cook Time:
35 Mins
Total Time:
55 Mins
Lamb Chops with the flavours of Lemon Grass.
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
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INGREDIENTS:
Instructions
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METHOD:
- 1. To make the marinade: cut each Lemongrass stalk with a sharp knife about 10cm from the bottom where the light and green portions meet. Peel and discard the top layer of the light part of each stalk revealing the tender white inner hearts. Slice these and mince them finely. (Reserve the remaining green leaves to use in other dishes.)
- 2. In a medium bowl combine minced Lemon Grass, Chili Peppers, Garlic, Black Pepper, Salt, Sugar, Fish Sauce, Lemon Juice and Soy Sauce and stir until well mixed.
- 3. Place lemon grass marinade in a large shallow pan. Add Lamb Chops individually, spooning marinade all over the meat to ensure each chop is well coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
- 4. To make the dipping sauce: a saucepan combine 1 cup Water, Garlic and Brown Sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low constantly stirring for 1 minute until sugar melts then turn off the heat.
- 5. Add Lemon Juice, Vinegar and Chili Peppers stir well and transfer to a sauce bowl. (The dipping sauce will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 3 to 4 weeks.)
- 6. About 30 minutes before cooking remove Lamb Chops from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- 7. Heat the Canola Oil in a large skillet over high heat. Let the marinade drip off the Lamb Chops then add them to the skillet. Brown one side of the chops for 2 minutes. Turn lamb over and brown for another 2 minutes.
- 8. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until cooked medium rare. Take the skillet out of the oven and transfer the chops to a serving plate. Set aside.
- 9. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a gentle boil on medium-high. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour the reduced marinade into a serving bowl.
- 10. Place Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Cilantro in individual serving bowls. Serve the Lamb Chops family-style with the marinade dipping sauce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Cilantro as condiments.
