Boneless Lamb Chops With Sauteed Apples

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 4 boneless lamb loin chops (cut 1 1/4-inch thick)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 teaspoons dried thyme leaves or 4 small sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 medium apple
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 in nonstick 12-inch skillet over medium heat, in 2 teaspoons hot oil, cook onion until tender. remove onion to small bowl.
• 2 if using rosemary in place of the thyme, at this point, press one small spring one side of each chop. in same skillet over medium-high heat, cook lamb chops 5 minutes, sprinkling with 1/2 teaspoon salt. turn lamb chops; sprinkle with thyme if using in place of rosemary, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. cook 3 to 5 minutes longer or until lamb just loses its pink color throughout. remove lamb chops to four warm dinner plates; keep warm.
• 3 cut unpeeled apple into 1/4-inch-thick slices. in same skillet in remaining 2 teaspoons hot oil, brown apple slices; sprinkle with sugar. remove to plates with chops.
• 4 in cup, mix apple juice and cornstarch. stir apple-juice mixture and onions into skillet, stirring constantly until mixture boils. boil 1 minute. pour mixture over lamb chops and apple slices.
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