Spicy Maple-sauced Lamb Chops

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lamb chops, thick-cut, bone-in
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon mexican chili powder, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup real maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a non-stick oven-proof skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until glistening.
• 3 meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together maple syrup, soy sauce and lemon juice. bring to a boil. boil for five minutes or until mixture begins to foam, reduces by half and thickens to the consistency of corn syrup. remove from heat, cover saucepan and set aside.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine spices (garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, ginger, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. rub mixture evenly over both sides of lamb chops.
• 5 brown lamb chops in hot oil for 2 minutes on each side or until medium brown in color and slightly crispy when pricked with a fork. remove from heat.
• 6 spoon 1/3 of maple sauce over top of each chop, allowing to drizzle down over sides.
• 7 place skillet, uncovered, in oven and roast chops for 10 minutes.
• 8 with oven mitts, remove skillet from oven and spoon 1/2 of remaining sauce over chops. return to oven for an additional 10 minutes or until chops are cooked through.
• 9 spoon remaining sauce over chops just before serving. the sauce will be cool and very sticky at this time but will melt nicely when spooned onto chops.
• 10 serve immediately and enjoy!