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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe.

Servings: Serves 2

Ingredients:

• six lamb loin chops (these are the little ones shaped like triangles)
• olive oil spray
• dusting of cumin and dried lemon peel (or your favorite meat rub)
• grated sea salt

Instructions:

Lamb chops are MUCH easier than chefs make them out to be.

Let’s talk through the details so yours can be perfect.

First, trim off the fat along the edges. Next important thing to do is heat the pan on medium-high before you put them in. Don’t put them in and then heat the pan. (Or heat the grill to medium-high.)

Spray both sides of the lamb chops with olive oil spray. Lamb is magical with cumin sprinkled on it. It just seems to WORK. Lemon is also often paired with lamb so you can just sprinkle on a light dusting of cumin and a light dusting of grated, dried lemon peel. Press on it so it adheres to the meat.

Put the lamb chops into the hot pan seasoned-side down. Saute on medium high for 3 minutes. Turn over. Three minutes more and they should be medium rare and ready to go. Let rest for a couple of minutes for the juices to come forth in the meat. Cook longer if you don’t like them very pink, but lamb will always be its most tender if it’s on the rare side. If you have an insta-read meat thermometer you can poke it in and remove the chops when it reaches 140 degrees. When you let them rest for a few minutes they will continue to cook.

Before serving put a nice grate of sea salt over the top like the steakhouse would.

Even on ZReduction you can have lamb like this. Each chop will only give you about 2 ounces of meat so you can eat all three. Don’t forget to eat the little bit on the opposite side of the bone. That’s the most tender part!

Enjoy!

Cheers,