Lamb Chops w/Red Wine Sauce

Ingredients:

6 Loin Lamb Chops

2-3 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons cumin

2 teaspoons allspice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons course salt

1/ 2 teaspoon black pepper

1 shallot, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

3/4 cups red wine

1 cup beef stock

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons chopped mint for garnish

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Mix the olive oil and spices into a paste. Rub onto the lamb chops and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

Saute lamb chops in olive oil on medium-high heat. Pan sear the lamb chops 3-4 minutes per side. Remove lamb chops and place on a baking sheet. Let sit while making the wine sauce.

In the same saute pan on low heat, saute the garlic and shallots for 2 minutes. Add wine to deglaze the pan (scrape up brown bits). Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the beef stock and simmer 7-10 minutes to reduce and thicken. Add butter and keep warm until lamb chops are finished.

Put the lamb chops in the oven to finish cooking for 4-5 minutes. Place lamb chop on plate, put sauce on top and garnish with chopped mint. Serves 3-4 people.

Wine pairing choices:

White: Domaine Lafage Novellum Chardonnay 2008

Red: Bodegas Borsao Crianza 2006