Lamb Chops Braised With Cider And Apples

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 (3/4 inch) center-cut lamb loin chops
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 small tart apple, cored, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 season lamb chops generously with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 add lamb to skillet and cook until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
• 4 transfer lamb to platter. tent with foil to keep warm.
• 5 drain off all by 2 tablespoons of drippings from skillet.
• 6 add butter to skillet. once butter is melted add onion, and saute until onion is almost soft, about 5 minutes.
• 7 mix in apples,cider, vinegar and bay leaf.
• 8 cover skillet and cook onions and apples are tender, about 10 minutes.
• 9 discard bay leaves.
• 10 add any accumulated juices from lamb chop platter to skillet.
• 11 increase heat and cook until sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
• 12 spoon sauce over lamb chops and serve.