Moroccan Lamb Chops
Christina Schmidhofer
Yields Makes 4 servings Total Time 30 mins
Notes: Moroccans often add a little harissa, a fiery red chile paste, to servings of a tagine. Look for it in shelf-stable tubes at specialty grocery stores. PREP AND COOK TIME: 30 minutes.

How to Make It

Step 1
1

Pour oil into a 12-inch nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add lamb chops and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.

Step 2
2

Add onion and garlic to pan; stir often until limp, about 4 minutes. Add cinnamon and cumin; stir until fragrant, 1 minute longer. Stir in broth, tomato paste, apricots, and garbanzos; bring to a simmer. Return lamb chops to pan.

Step 3
3

Cover and simmer, turning chops once, until apricots are plump and chops are barely pink in the center (cut to test), 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 4
4

Set two lamb chops on each of four plates or in shallow bowls. Spoon garbanzo mixture around meat. Sprinkle with parsley.

Ingredients

 1 tablespoon olive oil
 8 lamb loin chops (each 1 to 1 1/2 in. thick and about 4 oz.), rinsed and patted dry
 1 onion (8 oz.), peeled and chopped
 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced or pressed
 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and ground cumin
 2 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
 1 tablespoon tomato paste
 1 cup dried apricots or pitted prunes (or some of each)
 1 can (15 oz.) garbanzos, drained and rinsed
 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Directions

Step 1
1

Pour oil into a 12-inch nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add lamb chops and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.

Step 2
2

Add onion and garlic to pan; stir often until limp, about 4 minutes. Add cinnamon and cumin; stir until fragrant, 1 minute longer. Stir in broth, tomato paste, apricots, and garbanzos; bring to a simmer. Return lamb chops to pan.

Step 3
3

Cover and simmer, turning chops once, until apricots are plump and chops are barely pink in the center (cut to test), 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 4
4

Set two lamb chops on each of four plates or in shallow bowls. Spoon garbanzo mixture around meat. Sprinkle with parsley.

Moroccan Lamb Chops

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