Lamb Chops In Orange-apricot Sauce

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 center-cut lamb chops (1/2 to 3/4 inch thick)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon apricot preserves
• 4 -5 dried apricot halves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 orange, sliced
• cooked jasmine rice

Recipe

• 1 wash lamb chops and pat dry.
• 2 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 in a large skillet heat the olive oil and add lamb chops.
• 4 brown well, turning once or twice.
• 5 while meat is browning, mix together remaining ingredients.
• 6 transfer meat to the crockpot.
• 7 pour the orange juice mixture into the skillet and stir quickly to deglaze pan.
• 8 continue to stir until mixture is thoroughly blended.
• 9 pour mixture over meat, cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• 10 remove lamb chops from broth, cut orange slices to the center, twist and arrange a slice on each of the chops.
• 11 serve on a bed of jasmine rice.