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Maple and balsamic glazed lamb chops with couscous
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Maple and balsamic glazed lamb chops with couscous

15 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

These flavour combos are not a reinvention of the wheel, but a simple seductive supper none-the-less. I have to do away with knives and forks for these little lamb chops and with messy fingers gnaw off the meat, right down to the bone.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

992
Calories
41g
Protein
58g
Fat
79g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Feta Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • large handful fresh thyme
  • salt and pepper
  • 8 lamb chops
  • vegetable oil
  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 50g/2oz flaked almonds
  • handful fresh mint
  • 1 pomegranate
  • 300g/10½oz couscous
  • 200g/7oz feta
  • drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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