Lamb Chops with Garlic Mint Sauce
User Reviews
4.5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
6 mins
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Total Time
21 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
482 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Dinner
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Cuisine
American
Lamb Chops with Garlic Mint Sauce
Description
The lamb chops are brought to room temperature, seasoned with salt and pepper, and seared on a hot grill pan to develop a crust while maintaining a juicy interior. Cooking times are calibrated to achieve medium-rare or medium doneness. Simultaneously, the sauce is prepared by whisking together olive oil, minced garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red chili flakes, and freshly chopped mint, creating a bright and savory accompaniment that highlights the lamb’s flavor.
After grilling, the chops are generously drizzled with the garlic mint sauce before serving, adding freshness and a subtle heat. The method emphasizes careful handling of the meat to maintain tenderness, and the sauce introduces aromatic complexity without overpowering the lamb.
Leftovers can be refrigerated or frozen after allowing the meat to cool to room temperature, retaining flavor and texture for days or months respectively.
Ingredients
Lamb
- 2-3 pounds lamb chops bone in
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Mint and Garlic Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons mint chopped
Instructions
- Prep grill and lamb: Heat a grill pan over high heat until almost smoking. Generously season lamb chops with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Make sauce: Meanwhile combine all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and whisk well. Set aside.
- Grill: Spray the grill pan with a bit of cooking spray or brush with olive oil. Add the chops to the hot grill pan and sear for 2 minutes, flip them over and cook for another 2½ minutes for medium-rare or 3½ minutes for medium.
- Serve: Generously drizzle each chop with some garlic and mint sauce over it to serve.
Notes
- Cool lamb chops to room temperature before storing to maintain quality.
- Refrigerate cooked lamb in an airtight container up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Adjust grilling time for preferred doneness; 2 minutes per side for medium-rare.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 482 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2chops | |
| Calories | 482kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 56g | 112% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 172mg | 57% |
| Sodium | 696mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 738mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 108IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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