Recipe: Lemon Crumb Crusted Lamb Chops

This is an adaptation of my mum’s recipe which I used to love as a child. It is a good way to make lamb chops go further. It is really delicious served with new potatoes and peas or a salad.

Serves 2

Ingredients:
4 Lamb chops, any type
4 slices white bread, crusts removed and cut into squares *
1 onion, peeled and finely diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
2 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped or 1 tsp dried
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper

1. First heat a frying pan over a medium low heat. Add the oil and then the onion. Fry gently, stirring from time to time until the onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.

2. In the meantime make some breadcrumbs by placing the bread in a food processor and pulsing till crumbed, set aside.

3. Add the garlic and rosemary to the onion and cook for a further minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper and add the lemon juice, mix well and set aside.

4. Pre heat your grill to high and your oven to 200 C/ Gas 6. Place the chops on to the grill pan and season them with salt and pepper. Grill the chops on 1 side on a high heat for 3 minutes.

5. Place the chops in a baking in a single layer, cooked side down. Pile the crumb mixture evenly onto each chop and press down quite firmly.

6. Place the crumbed chops in the oven and cook for 15 – 20 minutes until desired doneness (you can peek under the crumb mix with a knife to check the lamb chops are cooked to your liking).

7. Serve!

* If you haven’t got a food processor you can always buy ready made breadcrumbs or grate the slices of bread on a cheese grater.