Lamb, Pears And Parsnips

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 lamb loin, centre chops bone-in (about 2 lb.)
• salt and pepper
• 3 firm slightly under-ripe pears, peeled
• 1 1/2 lbs parsnips peeled and cut into 2 12 by 1/2 -inch sticks (about 7 medium)
• 6 tablespoons grainy mustard
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed mustard

Recipe

• 1 brush roasting pan with 1 tsp of the oil.
• 2 place lamb chops in pan; season with salt and pepper.
• 3 cut pears into quarters and remove cores; cut each 1quarter in half, in a small bowl, toss parsnips with remaining oil.
• 4 place pears and parsnips on and around chops.
• 5 cover with foil and bake in a 375f oven for about 20 minutes.
• 6 glaze: in a small bowl, whisk together mustard, maple syrup and garlic; brush over lamb chops, pears and parsnips.
• 7 bake, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes more or until parsniips are tender and juices run clear when lamb is pierced and just a hint of pink remains inside.