Lamb Cutlets/Rib Chops with Chili and Black Olives

Name: Lamb Cutlets/Rib Chops with Chili and Black Olives
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 black olives, pitted and sliced; 1 long red chile, deseeded and finely chopped, optional; 1 teaspoon chili flakes; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 1 teaspoon Maldon salt/kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 12 lamb rib chops; 1 small lemon, zested and juiced; 4 Tbsps 1/4 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons, for frying; 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Lamb Cutlets/Rib Chops with Chili and Black Olives is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 618 calories, 68g of protein, and 35g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 14 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of oregano, long chile, chili flakes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It is perfect for The Super Bowl. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Layer the rib chops between clingfilm/cling-wrap (plastic wrap) and flatten them gently with a rolling pin or mallet.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Rolling Pin

Place the chops in a large dish so that they all fit in a single layer.

Pour over the 4 tablespoons/1/4 cup of oil and add the garlic, chili, oregano, lemon zest and juice.

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Lemon Zest

Oregano

Garlic

Chili Pepper

Juice

Cooking Oil

Sprinkle over the salt and the olives and then turn the rib chops in the marinade so that both sides are coated.

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Marinade

Olives

Salt

Cover and leave the lamb to marinate for 20 minutes at room temperature before cooking.

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Lamb

Heat a large frying pan with the 2 tablespoons of oil, and add the chops scraping off the marinade before you put them in the pan. Fry them for a couple of minutes a side on quite a high heat so that they take on some color.

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Marinade

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Turn the heat back down to medium and pour the marinade into the pan over the colored chops.

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Marinade

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Frying Pan

Add 2 tablespoons or so of water so that they cook in a little liquid.

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Water

Cook for about 5 minutes for rare cutlets or a little longer if you like your lamb well cooked, (this will also depend on the thickness of the chops).

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Lamb

Transfer the lamb to a serving plate, pour over the juices from the pan and sprinkle with the chopped red chile should you feel like enhancing the dried chili with the pep of fresh.

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Dried Chili Pepper