Spiced Lamb Chops on Sauteed Peppers and Onions with Garlic and Mint Couscous

Name: Spiced Lamb Chops on Sauteed Peppers and Onions with Garlic and Mint Couscous
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters chicken stock; 4 servings Coarse salt and coarse black pepper; 355 milliliters couscous; 118 milliliters chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 237 milliliters grape tomatoes; 2 green bell peppers, seeded and cubed, 1-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons ground coriander, 1/3 palm full; 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 1/3 palm full; 8 loin lamb chops; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 large yellow skinned onion, cubed, 1-inch pieces; 3 Tbsps pine nuts; 2 teaspoons sweet paprika, 1/3 palm full

Spiced Lamb Chops on Sauteed Peppers and Onions with Garlic and Mint Couscous might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 50g of protein, 81g of fat, and a total of 1194 calories. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up paprika, coarse salt and coarse pepper, couscous, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the couscous you could follow this main course with the Couscous Mango Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Cover the chops with waxed paper or plastic and whack each chop with the heel of your palm to flatten it out. Season chops with salt and pepper on both sides.

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Salt And Pepper

Combine cumin, coriander and paprika and sprinkle the mixture evenly over chops. Pat the spices in place and wash up.

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Paprika

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Cumin

Let chops stand 15 minutes.

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.

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Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Add peppers and onions. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper and cook together 5 minutes, then add grape tomatoes and continue to cook until skins begin to burst on tomatoes.

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Grape Tomato

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Peppers

Onion

Add half the flat-leaf parsley to the skillet and toss.

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Flat Leaf Parsley

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Transfer vegetables to a platter and cover with loose foil to hold heat.

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Aluminum Foil

Place a tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil in a small pot for couscous, just eyeball the amount.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Couscous

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Pot

Heat oil over medium heat and add garlic.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

Saute garlic 1 minute then add the pine nuts to toast a little.

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Add chicken stock to the pot and bring it up to a boil.

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Chicken Stock

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Add couscous, remove from heat, and cover the pot.

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Couscous

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Let stand for 5 minutes.

Return skillet to stove and add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Add lamb chops to skillet and sear 2 to 3 minutes on each side for medium rare, cook 4 minutes on each side for medium well chops.

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Lamb Chop

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Place chops on top of the peppers and onions.

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Peppers

Onion

Fluff couscous with a fork and stir in mint and the remaining parsley. Pass couscous at the table. It makes a nice bed for the veggies and lamb to catch all the juices.

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Parsley

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