Rosemary Grilled Lamb Chops with Garlicy Tuscan White Beans

Tue, 9 May 2023

Ingredients

• For the lamb
• 8 Lamb Chops
• 4 Sprigs of Rosemary, chopped
• 4 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• For the beans
• 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 6 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 2 celery sticks, chopped roughly
• 1 medium onion, chopped roughly
• 1 medium carrot, chopped roughly
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 2 sprigs of rosemary, chopped
• 2 cans of cannellini beans, strained.
• 1 big mug of chicken stock (a chicken stock cube dissolved in hot water is perf)
• 4 tbsp pecorino or parmesan and some extra for garnishing
• Some proper crusty ciabatta for dipping
• Sea salt and black pepper

 

Method

1. Grab the lamb chops and pop them into a deep tray, season with salt & pepper and the rosemary, olive oil, balsamic and garlic. Rub all those delicious flavours into the lamb and set aside to marinade for 20 minutes.
2. In the meantime, let’s start the beans. Ok, so you have two options here, you can use a knife and finally chop the carrots, garlic, celery and onion or you can roughly chop the veggies and pop them into a food processer to blitz up in a veggie crumble.
3. Place a pan onto a medium heat, when hot add the olive oil followed by the chopped up veggies, rosemary, fennel seeds and a hefty pinch of salt and pepper. Cook this down for 6 minutes before adding the beans. Toss the beans around, get them covered in all that flavour and now add the stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
4. While the beans are cooking place a griddle pan on a high heat. When its smoking hot add the lamb chops (you might have to do this in batches, don’t over crowd your pan) and cook for 2 minutes per side, brown up the edges and set aside on a plate to rest.
5. To finish off the beans add finally grated pecorino and toss. The beans should be the same consistency as a good risotto. Scoop the beans onto your plates and top with the lamb. Finish the dishes with a dusting of sea salt, black pepper, and pecorino. Don’t forget to clean up the bowl with crusty ciabatta!!