Rich Deviled Lamb Chops

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lamb chops, 1 inch thick
• cornstarch or flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 medium onions, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon celery salt or 1/8 teaspoon curry powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 have a baking dish ready that is large enough to hold the lamb chops in a single layer.
• 3 trim fat from chops and slash edges to keep them from curling during browning.
• 4 dust chops with a little cornstarch or flour (or shake in plastic bag with a little flour or cornstarch; shake off excess).
• 5 brown chops in oil in a large skillet or electric fry pan.
• 6 as they are browned, place chops in a single layer in the baking dish.
• 7 drain excess fat from skillet, leaving about 2 tablespoons.
• 8 add the chopped onions and brown.
• 9 add the rest of the sauce ingredients and blend together.
• 10 stir and scrape bottom of pan to get browned bits.
• 11 pour sauce over chops.
• 12 cover and bake for one hour, or until chops are tender when pierced with a fork. adjust cooking time if using thinner lamb chops.
• 13 remove cover for last 15 to 20 minutes to thicken the sauce.
• 14 baste occasionally.