Glazed Lamb Chops

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar or 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup apple cider or 1/3 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 4 (5 -7 ounce) boneless lamb loin chops, center-cut, 5 to 7 ounces each, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
• 1 pinch salt (table salt)
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 combine all glaze ingredients in medium bowl; mix thoroughly and set aside.
• 2 trim chops and slash through fat and silver skin with sharp knife, making 2 cuts about 2 inches apart in each chop (do not cut into meat of chops).
• 3 pat chops dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper.
• 4 heat oil in heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until smoking.
• 5 add lamb to skillet and cook until well browned, 4 to 6 minutes. turn chops and cook 1 minute longer; transfer chops to plate and pour off any oil in skillet. (check internal temperature of thinner chops.;.
• 6 return chops to skillet, browned side up, and add glaze mixture; cook over medium heat until center of chops registers 140 degrees on instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes.
• 7 remove skillet from heat; transfer chops to clean platter, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.
• 8 when chops have rested, add any accumulated juices to skillet and set over medium heat.
• 9 simmer, whisking constantly, until glaze is thick and color of dark caramel (heatproof spatula should leave wide trail when dragged through glaze), 2 to 6 minutes.
• 10 return chops to skillet; turn to coat both sides with glaze.
• 11 transfer chops back to platter, browned side up, and spread remaining glaze over chops.
• 12 serve immediately.
• 13 notes: if your chops are on the thinner side, check their internal temperature after the initial sear. if they are already at the 140-degree mark, remove them from the skillet and allow them to rest, tented with foil, for 5 minutes, then add the platter juices and glaze ingredients to the skillet and proceed with step 3. if your chops are closer to 1 inch thick, you may need to increase the simmering time in step 2.