Lamb Chops With Pears

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lamb chops or 4 lamb steaks
• 1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon shortening
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• freshly ground salt, to taste
• 8 pear halves in natural juice (well drained if canned)
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a large frying pan, brown the lamb chops in hot oil; drain.
• 2 transfer the lamb chops to a shallow baking pan and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 arrange the pear halves around the chops.
• 4 drizzle orange juice over all.
• 5 sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• 6 pour sherry over all.
• 7 place butter in the hollow of pears.
• 8 cover and bake at 350°f for 20 minutes.
• 9 uncover and continue baking for 20 minutes, until meat is tender.
• 10 place the pears and lamb chops on a platter.
• 11 dissolve cornstarch in water, stir into sauce mixture and cook until thickened.
• 12 pour over lamb chops and pears.
• 13 enjoy!