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New Zealand Baby Lamb Chops
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

New Zealand Baby Lamb Chops

13 ingredients 2 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

367
Calories
26g
Protein
22g
Fat
18g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 12 x New Zealand baby single-rib lamb chops wholly frenched to the eye - (abt 2 lbs)
  • 1 x garlic clove halved crosswise
  • 1/2 tsp crumbled dried thyme
  • Freshly-ground white pepper to taste
  • DIPPING SAUCE
  • 1/3 cup white-wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh mint leaves plus
  • 1 tsp minced fresh mint leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
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Directions

1

In a small saucepan combine the vinegar and the sugar and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the mint and let the sauce cool. Season the sauce with salt and pepper and transfer it to a small bowl.

2

Pat the chops dry, rub them with the cut sides of the garlic, and sprinkle both sides of the chops with the thyme and the white pepper. Grill the chops in a well-oiled ridged grill pan over moderately-high heat for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chops, on each side for rare meat. (Alternately, the chops may be broiled under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for about 2 minutes on each side for rare meat.) Serve the chops with the dipping sauce.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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