Savory Crumb-crusted Lamb Chops

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 -6 lamb chops, center-cut (boneless or bone-in)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons unseasoned meat tenderizer
• 1 cup flour
• 1 sleeve finely ground saltine crackers
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice (or 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• canola oil (flavored with hickory bacon drippings)

Recipe

• 1 marinate lamb chops for four hours in refrigerator, in whisked marinade ingredients: 1 cup buttermilk, 2 teaspoons unseasoned meat tenderizer; cover; turn chops periodically with tongs during marination.
• 2 measure all of the breading ingredients into the large bowl of a food processor; process mixture until finely ground.
• 3 pour breading mixture into a large plastic sealable container or bowl.
• 4 remove lamb chops from marinade; rinse and pat lamb chops with paper towel.
• 5 place 1-2 coated lamb chops into sealable container with breading using tongs; seal container; shake gently until lamb chops are thoroughly coated.
• 6 remove breaded lamb chops from container using tongs and place breaded lamb chops on a platter; allow lamb chops to rest for a few minutes.
• 7 warm 1/4'' canola oil and/or bacon drippings slowly in a heavy skillet or electric skillet; raise heat to medium.
• 8 for boneless lamb chops: add breaded lamb chops using tongs; fry for 8 minutes then turn; reduce heat to medium-low; lift underside of chops carefully using a metal spatula; fry other side for 8 minutes; remove lamb chops and place on a paper-towel lined platter.
• 9 for bone-in lamb chops: add breaded lamb chops using tongs; fry for 10 minutes; turn chops carefully using a metal spatula; reduce heat to medium-low; fry other side for 10 additional minutes; remove lamb chops and place on a paper-towel lined platter.
• 10 serve and enjoy!