Braised Lamb Chops With Onions And Rosemary

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lamb loin chops, cut 1 inch thick
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup dry white or 3/4 cup white (or broth)
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (4-inch) or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 dredge chops by shaking in a paper bag with flour, salt, and pepper.
• 3 melt butter in a heavy dutch oven or large oven proof frying pan over moderately high heat and brown chops well on both sides, about 8-10 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 remove chops to pour in and water and scrape up any bits from bottom of pan.
• 6 put chops back in pan and pan back on heat source and lay onion slices over chops.
• 7 top with rosemary sprigs (if using dried rosemary, sprinkle evenly over all).
• 8 cover and bake 1 hour or until chops are tender (or cover and simmer on top of stove on low heat for about 45 minutes to an hour).
• 9 remove herb sprigs and serve, topping each portion with onions and a generous ladling of pan juices.