Recipe: Rosemary Lamb Chops

Lamb chops are something I love to eat, but never took a hand at cooking myself. I’ve really wanted to for a while now, but could never justify just making chops for myself.

Rosemary lamb chops
Rosemary lamb chops

So when my friend ordered a rack of lamb from Honest Chops (my favorite halaal/organic butchery in NYC), I decided to take it upon myself to try. And honestly, it’s not that hard at all, but I’ve read different recipes that have different methods of doing it. You can bake it in the oven first, wrap it in foil — I didn’t do any of that fancy stuff. I first consulted with my friend Erica, who’s a chef and always posts the most delicious looking chops (check out her IG: @insta.eggy), and she sent me over some recipes she liked from Ina Garten and Giada. I took a look as a starting point, but ended up with this marination. I pretty much eye’d everything but this it was 1 tsp or so of everything:

Marinade:
Chopped rosemary
Chopped thyme
Sea salt
Black pepper
White pepper
Powdered garlic
Coriander
Olive oil

Season before cooking
Season before cooking

First I sliced the 1 lb. rack of lamb to one bone each, and covered it in this mixture and let it sit in the fridge for an hour. Then I melted butter to baste and seared in a hot pan for 2-3 minutes on each side (any longer made some of them well done). I think it turned out pretty good!

Searing
Searing

Finale
Finale

I read in some of the recipes that they marinate the whole rack before cutting — I’m not sure what is better, but this one worked for me. If you’ve cooked chops before, what method do you use? I’d love to try cooking it another way, too!


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