Spicy Mutton Chops Recipes

SPICY LAMB CUTLETS WITH CRISPY CORIANDER POTATOES

Steps:

• These lamb chops are a great alternative to a Sunday roast and packed with spicy flavour
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Drizzle the cutlets with olive oil and sprinkle over a pinch of salt, the black pepper, chilli and the thyme leaves. Give the cutlets a good rub to massage in the flavours, then put to the side.
• Cut the potatoes into large, even-sized chunks and place in a pan of cold, salted water. Bring to the boil and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and leave to steam dry. Meanwhile, crush the coriander seeds lightly in a pestle and mortar.
• Tip the potatoes into a large roasting tray and crush them slightly with your thumb. Sprinkle over the crushed coriander seeds and the cinnamon. Drizzle over the olive oil and pour in the red wine. Toss to coat the potatoes, then roast for 45 minutes, turning them half way through.
• While the potatoes are in the oven, cook the cabbage for 10 minutes in a large pan of boiling, salted water. Get a griddle pan nice and hot and griddle the cutlets to your liking for 5 to 8 minutes, turning them halfway through.
• Drain the cabbage and tip back into the pan. Squeeze over the lemon juice, drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil and season. Serve the cutlets with the coriander potatoes and the lemony cabbage.
• Tip: These tasty coriander potatoes are also great with pork chops or chicken.

INDIAN LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Put the lamb and all the first marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Chill for at least 2 hrs, and up to 4 hrs.
• Blend all the second marinade ingredients together. Remove the lamb from the first marinade and put it in a clean bowl. Add the second marinade and rub it into the lamb, then chill for a further 4 hrs, or overnight.
• Light a barbecue with a lid, then barbecue the chops on a high heat until cooked to medium (around 8 mins), making sure the meat isn't directly on the flame to avoid burning the spices. The key is to keep the lid on so the temperature is consistent. Or cook in the oven on a baking tray for 12 mins, and finish off under the grill for 2 mins to crisp them up. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over and green chutney on the side (see our recipe).

SPICY MUTTON CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the beaten yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, corriander, red chilli, turmeric and garam masala powders, green chillies and salt to taste.
• Add the mutton chop pcs.
• Mix well so that the chops are coated well with the marinade.
• Marinate for 3 hours.
• Put the mutton chops{no water required} in a pressure cooker and pressure cook till done.
• Dry the gravy in the mutton chops on clean kitchen paper towels.
• Remove each piece and keep aside.
• Beat an egg in a bowl using an electric beater until light and fluffy.
• Just before serving, dip each mutton chop piece in the beaten egg.
• Heat oil in a wok.
• Shallow fry the mutton chops that have been dipped in the beaten egg now in the oil until browned on either side.
• Drain on clean paper towels to remove excess oil.
• Transfer the drained mutton chops in a serving platter.
• Garnish with onion slices and sliced lemon pcs.
• Serve immediately with a green chutney of your choice.

SPICY GRILLED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• place all ingredients, except lamb chops in sauce pan. boil 10 minutes.
• place lamb chops in deep glass dish and pour sauce over them. marinate 1 hour.
• preheat barbecue at med-high.
• oil grill and add lamb chops. cover and cook 6 to 7 minutes on each side. after meat is seared, season well and baste with marinade durning cooking.

SPICY MOROCCAN CHOPS

Steps:

• Coat the chops with harissa, then leave to marinate for 15 mins. Heat the grill to high, place chops on the grill pan, then cook for 4 mins on each side. Rest for 1 min and serve sprinkled with chopped coriander, if using. Serve with some rice or couscous.

SPICY STICKY LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Toast the coriander and fennel seeds in small pan over a medium flame, shaking every 30 seconds so they don't burn. Once they've given off a lovely aroma and have turned a darker tone, remove from the hot pan and cool completely on a plate. Then throw them into your spice grinder and grind to a fine powder.
• Mix the spices with the yogurt, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, hot sauce, brown sugar, salt, a healthy few grinds of freshly ground black pepper, apple cider vinegar, and oil. Taste and season according to your palate.
• Cover each chop with the marinade, rubbing it into the meat and fat. You can marinate overnight, a few hours, or just 30 minutes. I've done all three and it tastes great every way.
• Bake the chops in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish until the lamb is cooked to medium-rare, or to your liking, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest, tented with foil, for about 5 minutes before serving.