Sunday, April 3, 2011

Apricot Lamb Chops

Photo: John Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr

I made this for a double date with some friends and it was quite the hit. Since I’m frugal, I used lamb shoulder, since it was more economical than the lamb chops. I served it with roasted sweet potatoes and a couscous salad.

Total: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 lamb chops and about 2 tablespoons sauce)

Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup  apricot preserves
  • 2  teaspoons  Dijon mustard
  • 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
  • 1  teaspoon  lower-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2  teaspoon  Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  • 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
  • 8  (4-ounce) lamb loin chops, trimmed
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside. Combine salt, cinnamon, and pepper, and sprinkle over both sides of lamb. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add lamb to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove skillet from heat; add apricot mixture, turning lamb to coat. Place 2 chops on each of 4 plates; spoon remaining apricot mixture evenly over chops.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 287
Fat: 8.6g (sat 3g,mono 3.8g,poly 0.6g)
Protein: 26.1g
Carbohydrate: 26.7g
Fiber: 0.3g
Cholesterol: 81mg
Iron: 2.1mg
Sodium: 350mg
Calcium: 32mg

David Bonom, Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2010

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