Recipes
Recipes
Lamb Chops with Cherry Sauce
5/5
Easy
February 25, 2022
Serves
4
February 25, 2022
60min (30min prep time, 30min cook time)
Ingredients
For The Lamb Chops
400-600 gram lamb chops
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon corn oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, smashed
4 sprigs fresh thyme
For The Cherry Sauce:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 red onion (finely chopped)
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
2 cups fresh cherries, stemmed and pitted (or frozen one)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ cup red grape juice
1 tablespoon honey
½ tablespoon Dijon mustard (optional)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
1
Take the lamb shops out of the fridge 30 minutes before you are ready to cook. You want them to be close to room temperature so that they cook evenly.
2
Season both sides of the steaks liberally with the salt and pepper.
3
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add the oil to the pan. Once it is shimmering and super hot, add the steaks to the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, developing a deep brown crust on both sides of the lamb. Do not touch them once you put them in the pan – when you move them around, you’re disturbing the crusting process!
4
Reduce the heat to medium-low and and add in the butter, garlic cloves, and thyme.
5
Once the butter is melted, carefully tilt the pan so all the butter pools in one spot (use a thick kitchen towel or oven mitt to touch the handle of your very hot pan). Spoon the hot butter over the lamb constantly, like you are basting them, for 1 minute.
6
Remove the lamb shops from the pan and set on a cutting board or plate. Cover with tin foil and allow them to rest while you make the cherry sauce (they will continue to cook slightly from carry-over heat while they rest).
7
Use the same pan for the cherry sauce as you did for cooking the lamb chops. Do not discard any of the butter or fat from the pan. Discard the thyme sprigs. Keep the garlic cloves in the pan.
8
Add the butter and onion and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until the onion begin to soften.
9
Add in the chopped thyme and the cherries. Cook for about 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
10
Once the cherries begin to soften and release their juices, add in the grape juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, and mustard. Stir to combine and make sure that you scrape up any browned bits from the lamb off the bottom of the pan (this is where the flavor lives!).
11
Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes. The wine will reduce and the cherries will burst and be super soft and juicy.
12
Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
13
Put the lamb chops on serving plate and put the cherry sauce on top or on the side, and now it is ready to serve.
Cooking Tips
1
Can use steak instated of lamb chops, same method however it will take 5 minutes (keep flipping every 30 second until the 5 minuets over, medium well.)
2
Serve with mashed or baked potato if desired.
