North African spiced lamb chops

Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 tsp sweet or smokey paprika
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • Half a tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp dried cardamom
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger
  • Salt to season
  • Good glug of olive oil
  • 8 lamb loin chops 

1. Combine all the spices in a bowl and massage this into your lamb chops. Set the meat aside for eight to 24 hours in the fridge.

2. Grill the chops over a medium heat on the barbecue for seven minutes each side. It is important when barbecuing to make sure you divide the coals to get a high, medium and low heats. These chops can also be cooked in a frying pan if the weather is not co-operating.

Jess Murphy

Jess Murphy

Jess Murphy, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a Kiwi chef living on the west coast of Ireland