Pan Seared Lamb Chops with Balsamic Glaze

Pan-Seared Lamb Chops are a quick, yet impressive meal that’s easy enough for everyday cooking, but impressive enough for company.  Tender juicy lamb seared on all sides then topped with a rich, sweet balsamic glaze that you’ll want to sop up every bite of.

Pan-Seared Lamb Chops with a balsamic glaze might seem intimidating, but the trick to lamb chops, or loin lamb chops as I’m using in today’s recipe is cooking them properly.

The Balsamic glaze is just icing on the cake.  The glaze is full of flavor, it’s sweet, tangy and has a little bit of heat. (This glaze will also work well with beef and pork.  Try this sauce on this Grilled Steak recipe for other places to use it!)

How to select good Loin Lamb Chops?

• Buy even cut Loin Lamb chops. You want to look for even cutting across so the lamb will be the same temperature throughout.  I buy my lamb at my local butcher shop or at Costco.  When I’m at Costco, sometimes in their hurry in cutting the meat the butchers cut it unevenly. (1 1/2″ cut on one side but the other side is 1 1/4″) AVOID THOSE.  When you’re cooking one side will be medium and the other medium-rare.  You want to have even thickness on both sides.
• Look for even sides of each side of the Lamb Loin Chop.  A loin lamb chop looks like a mini T-bone steak.  You want to have the sirloin side as large as possible.  It won’t be as big as the other side, but its the most tender so you want it as large as possible.
• Trim some fat away before cooking.  The fat will burn when you are cooking it, but the flavor is very good.  You’ll want to trim larger pieces of fat down a little.

How to cook Loin Lamb Chops:

1. You will Season the lamb with salt and pepper and a little bit of olive oil.  This will be what gets seared into the edges of the lamb chops.
2. Sear all sides of the chop.  It’s important not to miss anywhere.  Even the end that appears to be only bone, that end will need to be seared. It will help cook the chop evenly.
3. The smaller sides and bone end only need a few minutes to sear and brown the chops, but the two large sides you’ll cook longer to get the lamb to the temperature you want.  (See recipe for specific times/temperature)
4. Cook the lamb chops completely then remove them from the pan to rest while you make the balsamic glaze.
5. Cook the balsamic glaze in the same skillet you made the pan-seared lamb chops.  Doing this allows you to use all of the meat juices that are released when you were cooking the chops.

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Yield: 4 (2 chops each serving)

Pan Seared Lamb Chops With a balsamic glaze

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Pan Seared Lamb Chops are a quick, yet impressive meal thats easy enough for everyday cooking, but impressive enough for company.  Tender juicy lamb seared on all sides then topped with a rich, sweet balsamic glaze that you'll want to sop up every bite of.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 8 loin lamb chops, , 1.5" thick
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 + 1
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Instructions

1. Brush all lamb chops with one of the tablespoons of olive oil then season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a skillet to high. Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and swirl it around to coat the whole pan.  
3. If your skillet is smaller, you can cook them in two batches, but when you are placing the lamb in the pan you want to allow 1" in between.
4. Allow oil to heat up for 30 seconds then add lamb chops to pan on bone end.  Cook for 2 minutes.  Then tip lamb to cook each side (not the flat side, but the long smallest width side.). Cook for 2 mins more.  Then tip to the other long smaller width side and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to medium high.  And cook first flat side for 4 minutes, then flip to the other side and cook for 4 minutes more.  You can either cut into one to see the temp, or use a thermometer to check for doneness.  130° for medium rare.  Remove and place onto a plate and cover with foil to allow them to rest while you make the balsamic glaze.  Repeat until all lamb chops are complete.
6. Add bourbon to pan to deglaze the pan.  Using a wooden spoon scrape up all the bits that have attached to the pan to incorporate them into the sauce.
7. Reduce the heat to medium.  Then add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
8. In a separate bowl mix vinegar, brown sugar, cayenne pepper (optional) and the melted butter.  Stir to mix completely.
9. Add vinegar mixture to the pan and continue to stir into garlic/bourbon mixture.  You will cook for about 5 minutes until sauce begins to thicken to s syrup like consistency.  DO NOT RAISE THE HEAT or you will Harden the sauce.  
10. Once its thickened add the pork chops back into the pan to warm for a couple of minutes while spooning sauce over the top. 
11. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

4 (2 chops each serving)
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 602Saturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 683mgCarbohydrates: 32gSugar: 29gProtein: 18g

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