Currant Glazed Lamb Chops With Pistachio Couscous Recipes

PISTACHIO-CURRANT COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring broth and water to a boil over high heat. Place couscous and currants in a bowl, pour in boiling liquid and cover with plastic wrap for 5 minutes until water is absorbed.
• Stir in pistachios and oil and fluff with a fork. Taste and adjust seasoning, as desired.

CORIANDER-CRUSTED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Trim fat from chops and place them on a flat plate.
• Combine all the other ingredients in a small bowl, then rub the mixture over the chops. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator about 30 minutes.
• Heat a lightly oiled grill pan over high heat until almost smoking, then add the chops and sear for about 2 minutes, flip the chops over and cook for another 3 minutes for the medium rare or 3 1/2 minutes for medium.
• Allow the chops to rest 5 minutes before serving.

CURRIED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine curry powder and salt in a shallow bowl. Coat lamb chops thoroughly on all sides.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add oil. When hot, add lamb chops, working in batches so as not to overcrowd pan; cook until well browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast until chops are cooked to desired doneness, 6 to 8 minutes for medium-rare. Remove from oven; serve hot.

PISTACHIO CRUSTED RACK OF LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Generously season each rack of lamb with herbes de Provence, salt, and black pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place lamb in skillet and cook, browning on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer lamb to a foil-lined baking sheet; set aside.
• Stir pistachios, bread crumbs, butter, olive oil, and a pinch of salt and black pepper in a bowl. Spread mustard on the fat-side of each rack of lamb. Pat pistachio mixture on top of mustard. Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden and lamb is pink in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.

SWEET CURRIED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan, add chops, brown well on both sides (I always well cook the chops at this stage).
• Arrange browned/cooked chops in a single layer in an oven-proof dish.
• Add onions to remaining pan drippings, cook 1-2 minutes, remove from pan, and put on top of chops.
• Place flour, sugar, curry, mustard and ginger in saucepan, mix well.
• Add vinegar, blend until smooth.
• Add water, tomato sauce and chutney, stir constantly over heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Pour thickened sauce over the chops and onions, cover.
• Bake in moderate oven for 1.5-2 hours or until chops are tender.
• Stir in chopped parsley (To save time you can microwave the whole lot at this stage until the chops are tender, also cooking the chops well at the beginning will also save time).