Lamb Chops With Sausage And Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 6 lamb chops, 1/2 inch thick
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 lb knockwurst, sliced (or other sausage)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped scraped carrot
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery
• 3 small gherkins, drained and chopped
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
• 6 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix the caraway, salt and pepper and press the mixture onto both sides of the chops.
• 2 dip in flour, then shake off the extra.
• 3 in a heavy frying pan, melt the butter over a high heat and brown the chops on both sides.
• 4 transfer the meat to a plate and add the sliced sausage, onions, carrots, celery and gherkins.
• 5 cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 6 return the chops to the pan and pour in the stock, which should come just to the top of the chops without covering them.
• 7 arrange the potato slices evenly over the chopps, covering them completely, and scatter over the tomatoes.
• 8 bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cover the skillet.
• 9 simmer undisturbed for 45 minutes or until the potatoes and chops are cooked.
• 10 serve directly from the pan.