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Icelandic Breaded Lamb Chops with Spiced Red Cabbage

Enjoy Rick Stein's Breaded Lamb Chops with Spiced Red Cabbage this weekend for an indulgent, delicious treat. This simple recipe produces beautifully tender lamb coated in crisp breadcrumbs and a healthy serving of warmly spiced red cabbage. Perfect for Autumn and Winter evenings.

Introduction

I don’t know why, but until I went to Iceland I had never considered cooking lamb
chops in breadcrumbs. There it’s almost the most common way of preparing them.
This dish is particularly lovely when made with tender, best end chops. The lamb
is gently cooked in clarified butter in a pan, and the essential accompaniment is a
special spiced red cabbage, using fresh blueberries and bramble jelly as well as
apple, onion, vinegar and sugar. Serve with boiled potatoes rolled in melted
butter and sprinkled with chopped parsley.

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Ingredients

For the lamb chops:
8 large best end chops
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Plain flour, for coating
2 eggs, beaten
100g dried white breadcrumbs
60g clarified butter, for frying
2 tbsp vegetable/rapeseed oil
For the spiced red cabbage:
1 large onion, sliced
60g butter
1 red cabbage (around 750g–1kg), finely shredded
1 large Bramley apple, peeled, cored and chopped
50ml red wine vinegar
60g fresh blueberries
2 tbsp dark brown sugar
4 tbsp bramble jelly or jam, or redcurrant jelly
3 cloves
5 cm cinnamon stick
1 1/2 tsp salt
20 turns black peppermill
125ml water

Method

First make the spiced cabbage. In a large saucepan over medium heat, sweat the onion in the butter for 5 to 10 minutes. Add the shredded cabbage, cook for 2 minutes, then add the apple, vinegar, blueberries, brown sugar, jelly or jam, cloves, cinnamon stick, salt, pepper and water. Cover with a well-fitting lid and cook until softened, about an hour. After 45 minutes, check the liquid and, if it is drying out, add a splash more. If there is a lot of liquid in the pan, remove the lid and evaporate off the excess. Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.

Season the chops with salt and pepper. Toss in plain flour, then dip in beaten egg and finish by coating all over with breadcrumbs. Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan until hot, then fry the chops until golden all over and cooked through, about 7 to 8 minutes per side.

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