Ingredients
- 4 double lamb chops
- salt and black pepper
- 125 grams butter
- 2 shallots
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1 deciliter / ½ cup red wine
- 4 deciliter / 2 cups meat ‘fond’ (glazed crystallized drippings) or stock
- 3 tsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp parsley
Preparation
Rub salt and freshly ground black pepper on the chops and fry them in 75 grams of butter in a skillet for three minutes each side.
Put them in a lightly buttered oven dish and bake them for 12 to 15 minutes in a warm oven at 120ºC/235ºF.
Take the dish from the oven and cover with foil or with a fitting lid.
Sautee the finely sliced shallots and pressed garlic in the grease/butter left in the skillet. Mix in the coarsely chopped rosemary and thyme, add the crumbled bay leaf and the wine. Bring to a boil and add the fond or bouillon. Slowly bring to a boil again and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Mix in the cornstarch and pour the stock through a sieve into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil again and whisk in the rest of the butter.
Put the chops on individual plates and pour the glazed sauce over them. Garnish with parsley. Serve with pan-fried potato slices, and green beans or spinach.
Adapted from goDutch.com