We bought some lamb chops from Jaya Grocer about a week back and really didn’t know what to do with it at first. A bit of research on the internet tells me that garlic, mustard, pepper and rosemary makes good marinate for lamb, so I decided to use them all for this recipe.
I added asparagus and tomato to serve as sides to compliment the savory taste of lamb with the freshness of asparagus and sweet/sour taste from tomato. As an added bonus, they make the dish looks better with added colors. 😀
While many are not as familiar with lamb, this is a surprisingly simple dish to prepare, and takes only half an hour to serve.
lamb chop with tomato and asparagus on the side
This is a three part dish, the lamb, asparagus, and tomato. Luckily all three of them are very simple, and the only juggling act is to time each dish properly so you get to serve them all on the same time.
Lets start with the lamb.
Ingredients:
- lamb shoulder (I made 5 pieces), I got them frozen from Jaya Grocer
- 1 bulb of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 table spoon French mustard
- black pepper
- rosemary
- a teaspoon of butter, and a bit of cooking oil
marinate lamb chop with mustard, pepper, rosemary, and garlic
Instructions:
- marinate the lamb with all ingredients in a zip locked bag for at least an hour in the fridge, over night if possible
- preheat oven to 200 celcius
- pan fry each side of the lamb in medium heat for 1-2 minutes, use minimal cooking oil, or butter
- put the lamb in the oven for a further 10-15 minutes (depending on how well cooked you want the lamb to be, I also add a bit of butter to the aluminum foil)
- remove from oven and let the lamb chop rest for about 3-5 minutes before serving
Total time not including marinate takes not more than 20 minutes or so. If you don’t pan fry the lamb in advance, baking process should be between 30-40 minutes. Of course, you can also use a grill for this.
lamb chop and baked tomato
The lamb chop will not be complete without side dishes, so here’s how you do the tomato!
- remove the core of tomato
- add half a teaspoon of sugar (brown sugar if available), 1 clove, and a teaspoon of vinegar into the core
- bake in oven at 200 Celsius for 30 minutes
Haze, Vinn, and KY
Last but not least, the asparagus
- remove wooden end of asparagus, and shave off the bottom with a vegetable peeler if the skin’s a bit tough
- add a teaspoon of butter and salt to the water in you steamer
- steam asparagus for 7-8 minutes
- sprinkle some salt before serving
To get everything ready at the same time, the timeline for this should be something like this:
- 0 min: bake tomato
- 10 min: start pan frying lamb on both sides
- 15 min: put lamb in oven
- 22 min: start steaming asparagus
- 25 min: remove lamb from oven
- 30 min: serve everything!
Give it a try, this is really much easier than the dish suggests. For more cooking recipes on this blog, click here! Now what should I cook next.. ermmm.
Yummy! I love LAMB! Haven’t cooked one before though.. this seems like a simple recipe, complete with the timeline! Hehe but why is Haze eating the lamb with spoon? LOL!
iamthewitch: hahah cos we only had 2 knifes 😛
Ãmma impressed. . . . u r getting better, dude. cheers!
foodcrazee: thanks thanks. 😀
keep up with the KYcook section, i love it 🙂
Augustdiners: thanks, it’s my pleasure 😀
I learn a new way of cooking the tomatoes, cool! Btw, who’s the pretty girl, aside from Haze?
JD: that’s vinn! vinnpang.com
Looks yummy!! I hate it when I read your blog when I’m hungry T_T
Faye: haha start cooking! 😛
wah marinated the Robert Rainford style! Naisss
lolz. . .less messy mar. . . .
foodcrazee: hahaha thanks.
eiling: ok i dunno who is Robert Rainford 😡
Not bad! All that in 30 minutes, a nice recipe, would love to try it myself. I’m a big fan of lamb, my gf less so so maybe a lamb/beef chop combo. 🙂
Huai Bin: beef + lamb is an excellent idea!
KY, as you get better in the cooking department, ditch the no-stick and get stainless steel double core pan.
cooknengr: you’re right! I need to show the gf this comment, she favors the nonstick while I always love the stainless steel 😀
wow…superb…cook for me pleaseeeeee…hihihi…