Leusch Family Recipes

Lamb Chops with Parsley Breadcrumb Crust

Ingredients

  • 1/3 Cup Fresh Sourdough Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Large Shallot, minced
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter, melted
  • Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
  • Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Parsley, finely minced
  • 2 Large Cloves of Garlic, minced
  • 1 Teaspoon Dry Mustard
  • 4 Four Ounce Rib Lamb Chops. 1 and 1/2 inch thick
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Place breadcrumbs on a small baking sheet. Bake until dry but not brown. (By the way if you can't find sourdough bread to make these, don't despair. Substitutions are allowed) This will take about 4 minutes. Remove from the oven. Maintain the oven temperature at 500 degrees. Combine the parsley, garlic, shallots and breadcrumbs in a pie pan. Melt the butter and put in a shallow dish. Add the mustard and cayenne pepper to the butter. Season the lamb chops with salt and black pepper. Dip both sides of the chops in the butter mixture, then the parsley mixture, coating evenly. Put the chops on a rack on baking sheet. Roast until coating is golden brow. It will take about 14 minutes for medium-rare meat.