Lamb Chops W/dried Cherry Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 ounces dried cherries
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 4 lamb loin chops, 1 inch-thick (bone in)
• coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 sprig of fresh watercress (or italian parsley)

Recipe

• 1 place 2 cups stock, the dried cherries and balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat and simmer gently until the sauce is reduced by half.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 twenty minutes before serving, sprinkle each side of each lamb chop with salt and pepper.
• 4 place the olive oil and butter in a medium-sized saute pan and heat until the bubble subside.
• 5 place each chop carefully in the pan so they are not touching.
• 6 leave them to brown without moving for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 7 when the chops are a brown, turn with tongs and brown the other side.
• 8 remove the chops from the pan, pour off any fat, add 1/2 cup chicken stock.
• 9 return the chops to the pan, place over low heat, cover, and cook gently for 3-4 minutes, until the chops are just firm when pressed with a finger.
• 10 remove the chops and keep warm.
• 11 add the balsamic-dried cherry mixture to the saute pan and bring to a boil.
• 12 let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes — it should coat the spoon again.
• 13 taste, add salt and pepper to taste.
• 14 place the chops on warm dinner plates; spoon over the dried cherry sauce.
• 15 garnish with sprigs of watercress or italian parsley.