Lamb Chops And Applesauce Brady Bunch Style

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 8 lamb chops (1/2 inch thick with or without bone, 2 lb total)
• 3 1/2 cups breadcrumbs (they suggest making them from firm sandwich bread toasted and ground in a food processor, i ju)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary (or 1/2 tsp dried, crumbled)
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or 1/2 tsp dried, crumbled)
• 2 -3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 -3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 lbs apples (mcintosh and gala, i also threw in some green apples which gave it a bit of tartness that i liked)
• 1/4 cup water (i ended up adding 1/2 cup)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Recipe

• 1 marinate lamb chops.
• 2 stir together milk and 2 teaspoons salt in shallow 3-quart dish, then add lamb chops. marinate, covered and chilled, turning over once, at least 1 hour.
• 3 make applesauce while chops marinate.
• 4 peel, core, and coarsely chop apples, then stir together with remaining applesauce ingredients in a 3-quart heavy saucepan. bring to a simmer, stirring ocassionaly, then reduce heat to moderately low and cook, covered, stirring ocassionally, until apples are falling apart, 15 to 20 minutes. discard bay leaf and mash apples with a fork. keep applesauce warm, covered.
• 5 preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• 6 stir together bread crumbs, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and remaining teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl.
• 7 lift lamb chops from milk 1 at a time, letting excess drip off, and dredge in bread crumbs, lightly patting crumbs to help adhere, then transfer to a tray, arranging in 1 layer.
• 8 heat 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp butter in 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides then saute lamb chops in 2 to 3 batches, without crowding, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. transfer as cooked to a platter and keep warm in oven. (add more oil and butter to skillet as needed).
• 9 serve lamb chops with applesauce.