Grilled Lamb Chops with a Pepper-Vinegar Sauce

During our last grocery shopping trip, we saw some lamb chops on sale ( actually we had a coupon for meat) and bought some. The idea was to make a lamb stew which I had made sometime last year and AJ liked it very much. But then, I didn’t remember where I found the recipe or what all went into it. So I was looking around..saw some recipes, but none looked like what I had made before. That’s when I saw that we had actually got some loin chops which are great to just grill. And i got a new stove top grill which ive been waiting (for the last two days only :D) to use and that's how yesterday’s dinner for AJ became grilled lamb chops.

I didn’t look anywhere for a recipe. I just threw in some herbs and spices to marinate the lamb chops and then grilled it and made a garlic-shallots-pepper-vinegar sauce to top it off. This is like the first time that I am experimenting this way with meat and it was good. Not great! but good and that is great enough for me! :)

Ingredients: Lamb loin chops, about 3/4 lbs For the marinade: fresh parsley, minced – 1/4 cup fresh Rosemary – one sprig fresh ground black pepper – 1/2 tsp fresh ground schezwan pepper – 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning – 1 tsp dried marjoram – 1/2 tsp For the sauce: 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 shallot, chopped finely 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4  green bell pepper – chopped into small pieces fresh ground black pepper – 1/2 tsp fresh ground schezwan pepper – 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar – 4 tbsp ( use balsamic if you have it, i ran out of it and hence substituted with red wine vinegar) kosher salt – 1 tsp or to taste

Rub the lamb chops with the marinade and leave it for about 15-20 mins. Meanwhile, chop the onions, garlic, pepper and keep aside.

Prep the grill and place the lamb chops on it. Grill each side for about 6-7 mins, if you want the meat well done. Remove the chops from the grill and place them on a serving plate.

If you are using a stove top grill like I did, heat some olive oil in the grill pan itself, else use a separate sauce pan for this. Add in the shallots, garlic and peppers and sauté for a couple of mins. Add the vinegar and deglaze by gently scraping off any meat stuck in the grill pan. Add the salt as well and pour this sauce over the grilled chops and serve!