Lamb Chops Dijonnaise

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 center cut lamb loin chops, â¾ to 1 inch
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup dry burgundy
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives, plus
• 2 tablespoons slivered chives (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 lightly dredge chops in flour; shake off excess.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 3 add the chops and brown them, about 5 minutes per side.
• 4 season chops with the salt and pepper and transfer to a baking dish.
• 5 bake in 350-degree oven 15 minutes.
• 6 pour off fat from skillet.
• 7 add wine, mustard, tomato purée, and chopped chives to skillet.
• 8 stir sauce over medium heat, scraping up any browned pieces.
• 9 reduce heat to low and simmer sauce, stirring often, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• 10 turn off heat.
• 11 divide the chops among individual dinner plates and lower oven temperature to 200 degrees, leaving the door open to hasten cooling.
• 12 return chops to oven to keep warm.
• 13 add juices that have accumulated in baking pan to sauce in the skillet.
• 14 reheat sauce over medium heat until bubbly; turn off heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 15 top each chop with a few spoonfuls of sauce and garnish with chive slivers.