Lamb chops and apricots

5 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
kilograms Forequarter lamb chops
3 tablespoons Oil
½ teaspoon Salt
1 pinch Pepper
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
3 tablespoons Water
cup Dried apricots
2 tablespoons Seeded raisins (heaped tbs)
60 grams Butter
2 tablespoons Water
Long grained rice, cooked 8 minutes only, sufficient for 5 people

Directions

Clean chops and trim fat. Heat oil, add salt, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon.

Saute chops in the oil until meat is brown on both sides. Add 3 tb water and simmer 30 minutes.

Cut each apricot into four pieces, and wash together with raisins. Melt half the butter in another frying pan and saute the fruit for 5 minutes, turning constantly.

Place remainder of butter, melted, and 2 tb water in the bottom of a fireproof dish. Add rice and arrange chops and fruit in layers above the rice. Put lid on and cook for 10-15 minutes on top of the stove at medium heat. Reduce heat to a minimum and simmer for a further 40 minutes.

"The World Guide to Cooking with Fruit & Vegetables" (c) John Goode, pub Macmillan, Australia 1973 typed by Greg Mayman, 05-06-97

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