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magnusfide
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Jul 05, 2014

Campfire Lamb Chops

Our friends in Canada raise organic lamb and other healthy treats. For the Fourth of July, Herself made some outstanding Lamb Chops over the campfire.
Chops rest in fridge overnight in 1/2 cup of her marinade which is a 1:1 ratio of white balsamic vinegar and EVOO; spices in the marinade are rosemary, tarragon, garlic, salt and pepper.

Heat a ribbed cast iron griddle coated with olive oil on the fire to a medium heat.
Take the chops out of the marinade and coat with bread crumbs blended with dried tarragon, rosemary, garlic powder.
Place on griddle and cook to internal temp of 155*. Grill both sides. Let rest. Serve with maple mashed sweet potatoes and fresh salad.

I'm still stuffed. We didn't do dessert because the maple mashed sweet potatoes multitasked for it.
  • RayUSMC wrote:
    Just finished them up. Talk about tender! Things we did different - a regular iron fry pan and no crust (I ate the last of the bread so no bread crumbs. My bad) it was still great though. It only took 12 minutes total once the pan was heated (6 minutes each side.) This one's a keeper.

    I'm glad you enjoyed them. I told Herself that you skipped the crust and she said we'll try it that way the next time. No need to "gild the lily" as a lamb chop is good on its own.
  • Just finished them up. Talk about tender! Things we did different - a regular iron fry pan and no crust (I ate the last of the bread so no bread crumbs. My bad) it was still great though. It only took 12 minutes total once the pan was heated (6 minutes each side.) This one's a keeper.
  • Thanks for the idea. we get tired of the pork-beef-chicken cycle. We're heading out to the grocery tomorrow. My wife saw after the holiday sales in the paper and New Zealand lamb is on sale so we'll give this a try tomorrow night.