Zesty Lamb Chops With Pesto

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 -4 lamb chops or 2 -4 lamb ribs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic (blended)
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice or 6 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1 (15 ounce) packet fresh parsley
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 15 g roasted peanuts
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• salt
• 1 sprig fresh mint (to garnish) (optional) or 1 sprig fresh parsley (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix the salt, pepper, lemon juice, garlic and butter together in a bowl to make a marinade.
• 2 coat all the lamb chops or ribs with the marinade and let it sit for about 20 minutes.
• 3 in the meantime, blend the parsley, lemon juice, peanuts, peanut butter, sugar and cayenne pepper to make a rough puree mix, this is the pesto.
• 4 refrigerate the pesto.
• 5 heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the lamb chops/ribs one by one, pouring any leftover marinade into the pan.
• 6 cook chops/ribs thoroughly and place on an absorbent paper towel.
• 7 after any access oil is soaked, transfer onto a plate and top with the pesto.
• 8 voila! you're ready to serve!