Greek Lamb Chops Recipes

GREEK LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of lamb with oregano, salt and pepper. Press garlic into lamb.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook lamb in oil 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until brown.
• Add broth to skillet; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until lamb is tender. Remove lamb from skillet; keep warm.
• Heat liquid in skillet to boiling. Boil 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly reduced. Stir in lemon juice and butter. Cook and stir just until slightly thickened. Stir in olives and parsley. Spoon sauce over lamb. Top with cheese.

MARINATED GREEK LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together including the lamb chops.
• Cover and refrigerate for 4hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• Arrange the chops on a rack in a pan, drizzle with any remaining marinade and grill/broil in oven for about 3 minutes each side at medium high heat for medium-rare, or until cooked to your liking.
• These can also be cooked on an outdoor grill/barbeque.

GREEK LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Marinate for at least 1 hour.
• Grill to perfection!

GREEK STYLE LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
• add orzo, cook according to package directions, drain.
• transfer to a platter, toss in feta cheese, set aside.
• meanwhile, in a saute pan heat olive oil.
• season lamb chops w/salt and pepper, saute 5 minutes per side, remove and keep warm.
• add 1/2 c chicken broth to deglaze the pan, scraping up browned bits.
• add garlic, cook for a minute.
• add tomatoes, olives, remaining broth, cook for 2 minutes.
• add mint, oregano, lemon juice and zest, cook for 1 minute.
• season to taste with salt and pepper.
• add lamb chope on top of orzo, pour tomato olive mixture over all. top with crumbled feta.
• garnish with mint and lemon slices, if desired.

GREEK LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, medium coat lamb chops with the Greek seasoning and brown with the olive oil.
• Remove chops and add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cinnamon, parsley and the remainder of the Greek seasoning (do not drain the olive oil). Stir and sauté sauce mixture for approx 10 min on low-med heat uncovered.
• Return chops to the center area of pan and spoon on sauce mixture. Note: It is important that you turn the chops 3 or 4 times during the whole process keeping them heavenly coated with sauce. Reduce heat to low temp and cover.
• Simmer 1 hour stirring periodically.
• Remove chops again and add rice and green beans, mixing together well.
• Return chops and simmer for another =hour or until meat is very tender and easy to pull from bone.
• Enjoy with a nice Greek salad!