Orange-ginger Grilled Lamb Chops

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon dry ginger powder (or use 3 teaspoons fresh minced ginger, or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon orange rind
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or to taste)
• 1 large green onion (sliced into 4 large pieces)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 large lamb chops
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 pierce small holes in both sides or the lamb chops.
• 2 in a bowl stir together the sherry, honey, soy sauce, sesame seeds, orange peel, hot pepper sauce, ginger, garlic and black pepper.
• 3 pour about 1/2 cup marinade into a small bowl; set aside.
• 4 pour the remaining marinade (with green onion pieces) into a large resealable bag; add in the lamb chops.
• 5 seal the bag and turn to coat.
• 6 refrigerate for 6 hours or up to 24 hours.
• 7 when ready to grill, in a small saucepan combine the cornstarch with water until smooth; add in the reserved 1/2 cup marinade; bring to a boil and cook for about 1 minute, or until thickened.
• 8 drain and discard the marinade from the lamb.
• 9 season the lamb chops with salt and pepper.
• 10 heat grill to medium heat and grill the chops about 4 minutes.
• 11 turn the chops and baste with a small amount sauce; grill for about 15-20 minutes longer, or until the chops are cooked through, basting again towards the end of cooking.
• 12 serve any remaining sauce with the chops.
• 13 delicious!