Gary Rhodes - Lamb Chops With Apple Tart Topping

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 -6 apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
• 2 -3 apples, left whole
• 25 g caster sugar
• 1/2 lemon, juice of, only
• 4 lamb chops
• 25 g butter, melted
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 put the cored and peeled apples in a saucepan, add half the caster sugar, the lemon juice and three tablespoons of water.
• 2 cover with a lid and cook over a medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes until tender, stirring from time to time.
• 3 the applesauce can be very chunky or lightly whisked for a smoother finish.
• 4 pre-heat the grill.
• 5 brush the lamb chops with a little of the melted butter, seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• 6 put the chops on a grill tray with a rack, and grill them for 4-5 minutes on both sides.
• 7 meanwhile peel and core the remaining apples.
• 8 cut into thin long slices, maintaining the shape of the apple.
• 9 spread the applesauce over the chops and arrange the apple slices on top, slightly overlapping as you would for apple tart.
• 10 brush or drizzle the chops with the remaining melted butter, sprinkling with the remaining sugar and return under the grill.
• 11 cook for a few minutes and the apples are nicely toasted.
• 12 serve and enjoy.