Best Spiced Lamb Chops With Coconut Rice Mango Salsa Recipes

Spicy Sticky Lamb Chops image

Provided by Aarti Sequeira

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup tomato paste
4 teaspoons finely grated ginger
4 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (or as much hot sauce as you like. I like it mild, so you may want more) (recommended: Sriracha)
2 teaspoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
4 teaspoons vegetable or canola oil
8 (1 1/4-inch thick) lamb loin chops

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
Toast the coriander and fennel seeds in small pan over a medium flame, shaking every 30 seconds so they don't burn. Once they've given off a lovely aroma and have turned a darker tone, remove from the hot pan and cool completely on a plate. Then throw them into your spice grinder and grind to a fine powder.
Mix the spices with the yogurt, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, hot sauce, brown sugar, salt, a healthy few grinds of freshly ground black pepper, apple cider vinegar, and oil. Taste and season according to your palate.
Cover each chop with the marinade, rubbing it into the meat and fat. You can marinate overnight, a few hours, or just 30 minutes. I've done all three and it tastes great every way.
Bake the chops in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish until the lamb is cooked to medium-rare, or to your liking, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest, tented with foil, for about 5 minutes before serving.

Grilled Lamb Chops with Spicy Mango Sauce image

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 mango
1 large shallot
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
two 1/2-inch-thick center-cut shoulder lamb chops (about 3/4 pound each)
Garnish: lime wedges and fresh cilantro sprigs

Steps:

Prepare grill.
Peel, pit, and coarsely chop mango. Finely chop shallot. In a blender purée mango and shallot with lime juice, sugar, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Transfer sauce to a bowl and if too thick whisk in some water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Pat lamb dry and season with salt and pepper. Grill lamb on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare.
Serve chops topped with sauce and garnished with lime wedges and cilantro.