Author Notes
Pan seared lamb chops , serve with dates sauce. The recipe for the dates sauce can be made ahead also great over pancakes or waffles. —Vuochpham
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Ingredients
- Dates Sauce
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20
Dates . Remove seeds Set 4 aside for garnish
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4 cups
Filtered Water
- To seared lamb rib chops
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9 pieces
Lamb rib chops
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9 pinches
Salt Lightly sprinkle
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9 pinches
Black pepper lightly sprinkle
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1 teaspoon
Paprika
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1/2 teaspoon
Rubbed dry sage
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1 teaspoon
Garlic powder
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1 pinch
Red pepper flakes
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1 tablespoon
Butter
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1 tablespoon
White wine
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2 cups
Date sauce
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2 tablespoons
Oyster sauce ( lee Kum kee brand)
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2 pieces
Garlic cloves minced
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2+ tablespoons
Olive oil (more if needed )
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2 tablespoons
Fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Dates Sauce
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over high heat, in a small pot combine dates and water, bring to a boil. Let boil for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Continue to cook for 30 minutes. With a fork break up the dates. Continue cooking for another 30 minutes. Set aside to cool.
With a small size strainer pour dates liquid into strainer over a mixing bowl. Using the back of a dinner spoon press the dates flesh against the strainer. Once in a while scrap the bottom of the strainer to collect dates Sauce.
Can be made one day ahead. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Yield: a little over 2 cups .
- To seared lamb rib chops
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In a small bowl whisk paprika, sage and garlic powder, set a side.
Season lamb chops lightly with salt and black pepper and follow by the dry herb mixture on both sides of lamb. Set aside.
In a skillet heat pan with 1 Tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. When pan is hot seared lamb chops about 2-4 minutes per side . (Do not crowd meat, cook in batches. Add more oil as needed, and Cook to desired doneness)
Rest cooked lamb on a plate.
With the same used skillet over medium heat. Add in olive oil, toss in minced garlic and butter stir until garlic released aroma. Pour in white wine , dates sauce and oyster sauce. Sprinkle in red pepper flakes. Continuously stir liquid for one minute. Reduce heat to low. Stir in fresh lemon juice let liquid thickens another 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat
Spread dates Sauce on each plate, arrange 3 lamb chops on individual serving on top of sauce. ( spoon extra dates sauce in a small bowl to dip)
Garnish with chopped dates.
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