Jerk BBQ Lamb Chops recipe
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Lamb chops happen to be my wife’s favorite, which means that it’s my job to keep coming up with delicious ways to prepare it! This recipe is one of our favorites – I hope you guys enjoy!

Jerk BBQ Lamb Chops recipe

Author: By Matt Price, Mr. Make It Happen

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INGREDIENTS
  • Serves about 4
  • 2 lbs frenched lamb chops
  • 1 lime
  • 3 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1 bunch of thyme
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Jerk marinade/paste (Walkerswood makes a great Jerk paste)
  • 1 Tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 Tbsp Garlic paste
  • Dizzy Pig Jamaican Firewalk seasoning (to taste)
  • Cooking oil
INSTRUCTIONS
  • Preparation
  • Begin by squeezing the juice of half of a lime over your lamb chops
  • Season generously with Jamaican Firewalk and allow the meat to come up to room temperature before cooking
  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • Cook Lamb
  • Heat skillet over medium high heat and add 1 Tbsp of cooking oil
  • Add your lamb chops – make sure to lay the meat away from you to avoid splatter and press the meat down firmly for maximum surface area contact (to ensure you get a nice crust!)
  • Sear for 60-90 seconds and flip
  • Reduce heat to medium low and add butter, garlic, and thyme
  • Baste lamb chops with the infused butter
  • Remove the lamb to a wire rack while you make the sauce
  • Make Sauce
  • Start by adding 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce to a sauce pot over medium low heat
  • Add Jamaican Firewalk Seasoning to taste, along with 1-2 Tbsps of Jerk marinade/paste
  • Taste as you go and adjust the spice level to your preference
  • Add 1 Tbsp each of ginger and garlic paste and the juice of the remaining half of lime and mix well
  • Finishing
  • Brush the sauce evenly onto each lamb chop and place skillet into oven
  • Cook lamb to your desired internal temp, about 145°F for medium rare
  • Begin by squeezing the juice of half of a lime over your lamb chops. Season generously with Jamaican Firewalk and allow the meat to come up to room temperature before cooking

    Begin by squeezing the juice of half of a lime over your lamb chops. Season generously with Jamaican Firewalk and allow the meat to come up to room temperature before cooking

  • Over medium high heat, sear lamb for 60-90 seconds and flip. Reduce heat to medium low and add butter, garlic, and thyme, and baste the lamb chops with the infused butter

    Over medium high heat, sear lamb for 60-90 seconds and flip. Reduce heat to medium low and add butter, garlic, and thyme, and baste the lamb chops with the infused butter

  • To make sauce, start by adding 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce to a sauce pot over medium low heat. Add Jamaican Firewalk seasoning and the rest of the sauce ingredients and mix well

    To make sauce, start by adding 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce to a sauce pot over medium low heat. Add Jamaican Firewalk seasoning and the rest of the sauce ingredients and mix well

  • Brush the sauce evenly onto each lamb chop and place skillet into oven. Cook lamb to your desired internal temp, about 145°F for medium rare

    Brush the sauce evenly onto each lamb chop and place skillet into oven. Cook lamb to your desired internal temp, about 145°F for medium rare