On the lamb

Saturday, September 15, 2007

We’re not big red meat eaters at my house.  When I do get the yen for red meat, though, it’s usually lamb.  For the last year I’ve been buying lamb from the Fair Food Farmstand.  They carry a few different vendors’ lamb, but I most often have the Bixby’s Farms lamb.  It’s absolutely delicious!  This week I bought two packages of loin chops.

The marinade I used for the chops is simple - 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary, 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, 1 tsp. minced fresh garlic, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, and a couple grinds of pepper.  It’s a great marinade mostly because the rosemary, thyme, and garlic are right out of my garden.  Marinade the chops for 1-4 hours, and you’re ready to go.  I like lamb pretty rare, so the chops get grilled on high for about 4 minutes per side.

As a side, I made mashed celery root, potato, and garlic - yum!  And all local, too!