Lamb with Pineapple Mint Sauce

Name: Lamb with Pineapple Mint Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 small bunch fresh mint, tied with kitchen string, plus 1/4 cup leaves, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 fresh pineapple, peeled and cored; 2 whole racks of lamb (8 chops each), about 2 pounds, frenched; 118 milliliters water

Lamb with Pineapple Mint Sauce is a main course that serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe has 755 calories, 25g of protein, and 64g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 11 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires lamb, garlic cloves, pineapple, and olive oil. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Grilled Lamb Chops With Pineapple-Mint Salsa, Grilled Lamb Chops With Pineapple-Mint Salsa, and Lamb Chops with Mint Sauce.

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Trim any excess fat on the lamb racks and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat and put the racks in the hot pan, fat side up. Sear until browned, then flip and sear on the fat side until golden brown. Stand the racks up in the pan, criss-crossing the bones with the fatty side out.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Put the pan in the oven to roast until the internal temperature reaches 130 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 15 to 20 minutes.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the pan from the oven and let the lamb rest on a cutting board for at least 5 minutes. Slice into single or double chops (2 rib bones).

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Lamb

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Cutting Board

Oven

Frying Pan

To make the sauce, finely chop the pineapple, reserving any juices that are released (it should resemble canned crushed pineapple).

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Crushed Pineapple

Pineapple

Sauce

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the garlic and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Garlic

Add the pineapple and its juice, the mint bundle and water to the saucepan and simmer over low heat until the pineapple is broken down and the liquid has thickened, about 40 to 45 minutes.

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Pineapple

Juice