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Thick-Cut Bacon Wrapped Lamb Chops

Tender bacon-wrapped lamb chops are roasted and broiled until crispy, then finished with maple spread and served with a fresh herb chimichurri sauce. Perfect for Easter, holiday dinners, or an elevated dinner party menu.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings
Author: This Worthey Life

Ingredients

  • 2 Frenched Rack of Lamb
  • freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste
  • flaky sea salt
  • 1 large onion quartered
  • 6-8 green onions
  • 16-20 slices of thick-cut bacon
  • fresh marjoram optional
  • 1/2 cup of pure maple cream or sweet maple mustard

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Cut the Frenched rack of lamb into individual chops, and season liberally with freshly cracked black peppercorns and flaky sea salt. Tightly wrap each chop with a strip of thick-cut bacon. Arrange the quartered onions and sprigs of fresh marjoram in the bottom of a cast-iron skillet, and place the thick-cut bacon-wrapped lamb chops on top. Place the lamb on the center rack of a preheated oven at 375°F and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the lamb from the oven, wrap each bone with aluminum foil, and adjust the broil function.
  • Carefully pour out half of the excess drippings from the skillet and return the lamb to the center rack. Broil until the thick-cut bacon has browned to your liking.
  • Remove the skillet from the oven, turn each piece of lamb over, add a generous amount of the Michigan Pure Maple Spread to each lamb chop, and place the skillet back in the oven.
  • Continue to broil until the bacon is crispy or browned to your liking. Remove the lamb from the oven. The internal temp for your lamb should be: For medium-rare, remove the lamb at 130–135°F.
For medium, remove at 140–145°F.
  • Allow the meat to rest for 10 minutes and garnish with chopped green onion.
  • Serve.

Notes

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • 4–5 mint leaves, torn or finely chopped
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Directions:
Using a sharp chef's knife, finely chop the parsley, cilantro, and mint and place them in a bowl. Add the minced garlic, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and black pepper. Stir until well combined, then let stand for 10–15 minutes before serving.