Harissa Lamb Chops
Spice-rubbed lamb chops seared to a rosy medium-rare, served with cooling mint yogurt and warm flatbread.
North AfricanGrilled
20
Minutes
510
Calories
Medium
Difficulty
4
Serves
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Ingredients
- 8 lamb loin chops
- 3 tbsp harissa paste
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- Fresh mint leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Warm pita bread
Serves four
Quantities above make four portions. Calorie count is per serving.
Method
- Rub lamb chops generously with harissa paste, garlic, and olive oil. Rest 5 minutes.
- Mix yogurt with chopped mint, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt for the sauce.
- Heat a cast iron skillet until smoking. Sear chops 3 minutes per side for medium-rare.
- Rest lamb for 3 minutes off heat.
- Serve with a generous dollop of mint yogurt, warm pita, and lemon wedges.
Timing
Allow roughly 5 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking. Read the method through once before you start so nothing waits on a pan you could have had going already.