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Jonny69
05-09-2008, 15:38
I cooked a killer lamb chop a while back and yes, I know I should have posted it on here when I did it. I picked it up off the butcher's counter reduced, it was one of those bits of meat that caught the corner of my eye as I walked past. A small amount of saliva forced its way out the corner of my mouth and I knew it had to be dinner. It's a thick bit of meat, about 3-4cm thick and all the better for it.

I prepared the chop by stabbing it with a sharp knife and stuffing it with fresh rosemary from the herb box, slithers of garlic, salt and pepper:

http://www.jonny69.co.uk/uploads/cooking/lambchop/IMG_3022.JPG

Then under a very hot grill to really sear the outside and add loads of flavour but leave it pink in the middle. It can then stand in foil for about 10 minutes:

http://www.jonny69.co.uk/uploads/cooking/lambchop/IMG_3023.JPG

I overdid it slightly but it was still very good. I served it with potato rosti and home made ratatouille I had in the freezer ready to go:

http://www.jonny69.co.uk/uploads/cooking/lambchop/IMG_3028.JPG

Pick out the rosemary before you eat it, and let those rostis soak up all that meat juice :D
Flibster
05-09-2008, 16:06
Mmmmm... Lamb...

Ate out a couple of weekends ago to celebrate kim's new job.

Ended up at a Outback Steakhouse and instead of a steak *rare for me not to have cow* I had the Long Reach Lamb Chops - except not the chops - the full rack of lamb. Cooked rare. Was absolutely beautiful. Cooked on the outside 1/8" then purple throughout the rest of the meat. Oooooh. :D
Tak
05-09-2008, 17:26
Ooo that looks lovely!
Will
06-09-2008, 09:23
Amazingly I had lamb chops last night! :D (I had 4 though :o ) Looks great, that's exactly how I do mine :) I love it when the fat goes all crunchy and delicious!!! :D
Glaucus
06-09-2008, 15:39
Looks good and glad to see the underrated rosti make an appearance. Rostis are great...
Jonny69
06-09-2008, 18:43
Rosti is totally under rated, I agree. It's that potato side that fits when other potato sides don't :D
Belmit
06-09-2008, 19:58
I think I need to get in touch with my potato side.
Gnat
06-09-2008, 20:22
Rosti is totally under rated, I agree. It's that potato side that fits when other potato sides don't :D

do you make them, or buy them? :confused:

Are they easy to make?
Jonny69
07-09-2008, 16:35
Make them. Grate a potato onto a tea towel. Wrap up int he teatowl and wring the liquid out of it over the sink, salt pepper and a little oil and bung in the oven for 25 minutes at 200 until golden and crispy :)

If you don't wring the liquid out it goes a bit soggy, same as hash brown.
lostkat
07-09-2008, 16:51
Looks absolutely lovely Johnny. I keep meaning to make a rosti. I really like them but never remember to do them with things.
Gnat
07-09-2008, 16:58
Make them. Grate a potato onto a tea towel. Wrap up int he teatowl and wring the liquid out of it over the sink, salt pepper and a little oil and bung in the oven for 25 minutes at 200 until golden and crispy :)

If you don't wring the liquid out it goes a bit soggy, same as hash brown.

Does the tea towel not burn? :confused:
Burble
07-09-2008, 21:32
Does the tea towel not burn? :confused:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

You take the potato out of the tea towel once you've squeezed the liquid out.

You don't actually cook the tea towel :D
ChemicalKicks
07-09-2008, 22:27
I love a good bit of dripping pink meat and those chops look good too.
Gnat
07-09-2008, 22:31
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

You take the potato out of the tea towel once you've squeezed the liquid out.

You don't actually cook the tea towel :D

oh.

oops :o

Lucky I wated for an answer before trying it isnt it!



:o:o:o:o
iCraig
07-09-2008, 22:33
oh.

oops :o

Lucky I wated for an answer before trying it isnt it!



:o:o:o:o

You honestly thought you baked the teatowel?

Do you also put teabags and sugar in your kettle? :D
Gnat
07-09-2008, 22:34
You honestly thought you baked the teatowel?

Do you also put teabags and sugar in your kettle? :D

well I dunno!

I think u cook puddings in a teatowel dont you? or something?

or did i dream that?


er, and no, they go in a cup :D and i dont drink tea anyway!

And i even know how to make coffee. and GIANT biscuits.

But not those potato things.


Leave me alone i'm ill :D
SidewinderINC
07-09-2008, 22:39
well I dunno!

I think u cook puddings in a teatowel dont you? or something?

or did i dream that?


you steam puddings in a tea towel, different to cooking in an oven:p

Leave me alone i'm ill :D

no, you're sick, but lets not fight over words ;)



:)
Gnat
07-09-2008, 22:40
:)

well steaming gets them from raw to cooked doesnt it, so same thing isnt it :D

and im not sick at all :D
SidewinderINC
07-09-2008, 22:42
well steaming gets them from raw to cooked doesnt it, so same thing isnt it :D

and im not sick at all :D

Well yeah, steaming is cooking, I'll give you that :p

and you being sick is up for discussion, but not here.
Gnat
07-09-2008, 22:53
and you being sick is up for discussion, but not here.

if you say so :D
Jonny69
08-09-2008, 12:27
Oli you WALLY :D
Gnat
08-09-2008, 18:50
Oli you WALLY :D

:D

Tonight, I think we shall be eating takeaway as I have no one to supervise my cooking mistakes :D
Burble
08-09-2008, 19:24
Remember - the tea towel is for drying up the dishes after washing them. The tea towel is not, I repeat not, to be eaten.
Gnat
08-09-2008, 19:50
Remember - the tea towel is for drying up the dishes after washing them. The tea towel is not, I repeat not, to be eaten.

well,,, I am hungry enough at the moment... and it doesnt need cooking they say.....

:D