Lamb Chops With Vegetable Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 shoulder lamb chops, 3/4 " thick (i've used loin lamb chops too)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup canola oil or 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chops with salt & pepper and dredge in flour.
• 2 in a 12" skillet over med-high heat add oil and brown chops a few at a time until browned on both sides. remove to a warm platter.
• 3 now in drippings cook carrot, onion, celery, and garlic 5 minutes
• 4 add wine , tomatoes, boullion, bay, thyme, and allspice.
• 5 add chops.
• 6 bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 50 minutes or until chops are tender, turning once.
• 7 remove bay leaf and any bones that are loose.
• 8 remove chops to serving platter.
• 9 pour veggie mixture into the blender, skim fat, blend until smooth ( the kids will never know!) return to pan and give a quick boil to thicken. an immersion blender works well here.
• 10 enjoy!