Apple Braised Lamb Chops

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 thick cut boneless lamb chops
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 16 ounces apple juice
• 1/4 cup dried tart cherry

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy skillet, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until just about ready to carmelize.
• 2 remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
• 3 season chops with salt and pepper.
• 4 dredge with flour on both sides.
• 5 brown chops for about five minutes on each side.
• 6 after browning both sides, pour apple juice over chops.
• 7 let the chops cook in the juice for another five minutes over med-low heat.
• 8 do not cover.
• 9 remove chops and add onion and garlic back into the pan.
• 10 reduce sauce slightly, adding dried cherries in last 2-3 minutes of cooking.
• 11 to serve, plate chops with wild rice and spoon a bit of the sauce over each chop.
• 12 depending on thickness of the chops, you may need to adjust cooking time slightly.