Bavarian Baked Lamb Chops

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lamb chops, 1 inch thick, trimmed of excess fat
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons fat or 2 tablespoons lard
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup sliced onion
• 1 1/2 lbs sauerkraut
• 3 cups pureed apricots
• 1/4 teaspoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 saute lamb chops in the fat until lightly browned on both sides.
• 2 sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, then remove from skillet.
• 3 add onions to the skillet and saute for 5 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, rinse the sauerkraut under cold water; drain well.
• 5 combine the sauerkraut with the apricots, caraway seeds and sauteed onions.
• 6 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 place 3/4 of the sauerkraut mixture in a greased 2-quart baking dish, arrange lamb over it, then cover with the remaining sauerkraut.
• 8 cover and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, removing cover during last 15 minutes of cooking.