Portuguese-style Lamb Chops (or Chicken)

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons portuguese-style red pepper paste (see recipe i posted)
• 6 (4 ounce) boneless lamb chops, trimmed
• 2 cups dry wine
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 prepare portuguese-style paste (see recipe i posted).
• 2 place lamb chops in a shallow glass dish and rub pepper paste over both sides.
• 3 pour wine over the chops.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for at least six hours or overnight, turning once or twice.
• 5 drain marinade into a small saucepan.
• 6 add oil and bring to a simmer.
• 7 reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until slighly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• 8 stir in pepper and salt.
• 9 measure out 1/4 cup sauce for basting.
• 10 keep remainder warm.
• 11 meanwhile, heat grill to medium-high.
• 12 lightly oil grill rack.
• 13 place the chops on the grill.
• 14 cook, basting occasionally with pepper sauce, until browned and just cooked through, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes per side for 1/2 inch thick chops.
• 15 serve immediately, passing remaining pepper sauce separately.
• 16 variation: substitute boneless, skinless chicken breasts or skinned bone-in chicken for lamb chops.
• 17 allow 4-6 minutes per side for boneless breasts, 20 to 30 minutes for bone-in pieces.
• 18 serves 6.