Grilled Lamb Chops with Tomato-Onion Sauce

Ingredients

8 (3-ounce) lamb rib chops, trimmed
Cooking spray
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 garliccloves, minced
1/4 cup apple cider
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Dash of saffronthreads (optional)

Description

Rating

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Procedure

Preheat grill or broiler.

Place lamb rib chopson grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 5 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer registers 145° (or until desired degree of doneness). Keep warm.

Heat olive oilin a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes or until golden. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add apple cider; cook until liquid almost evaporates, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add cherry tomatoes; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Add rosemary, salt, black pepper, and saffron (optional); cook 1 minute. Serve with lamb.

Yield

4 servings (serving size: 2 lamb chops and 1/2 cup sauce)

Date

Source

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=640848
Cooking Light, JUNE 2002

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Nutritional Information

CALORIES 254(44% from fat); FAT 12.6g (sat 4.2g,mono 5.3g,poly 1.3g); PROTEIN 24.9g; CHOLESTEROL 77mg; CALCIUM 33mg; SODIUM 229mg; FIBER 1.9g; IRON 2.6mg; CARBOHYDRATE 10g