GRILLED LAMB LOLLIPOPS
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Grilled Lamb Lollipops are easy and elegant to make on the stove or grill. Flavored with simple ingredients it takes just a few minutes to get them on the dinner table.
As well, lamb is the perfect recipe for entertaining and the holidays! For dinner, I serve with Hasselback Scalloped Potatoes, Soft Fluffy Yeast Rolls, and Wedge Salad!
GRILLED LAMB LOLLIPOPS
A lamb lollipop is a trimmed lamb cutlet also known as a french trimmed rib chop. Frenched rack of lamb, or lamb lollipops, is when the bone has been cleaned of meat and fat and makes a prettier presentation. You can find lamb already frenched at the grocery store or ask your butcher to do it.
Lamb lollipops, or cutlets, are incredibly delicious and tender.
However, as a general rule, it’s impolite to eat lamb chops or lamb lollipops with your fingers. Etiquette instructors advise to always use a knife and fork to cut the meat, leaving behind any stray bits of meat.
HOW LONG TO COOK LAMB
Most people recommend cooking lamb to medium-rare. Use an instant-read thermometer to accurately determine the internal temperature of your lamb.
For medium-rare, cook until the internal temperature reaches 130-135 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on the products used.
I updated this post from an earlier version. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.
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Grilled Lamb Lollipops
Ingredients
- 2 8 rib racks of lamb 16 ribs
Marinade:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon crushed dried oregano fresh, chopped
- 2 Tablespoon rosemary chopped
- 3 cloves garlic clove minced
Instructions
- Mix all marinade ingredients together in a zip-top bag. Add lamb, marinate in refrigerator 2 hours minimum or up to 8 hours.
- Remove lamb from marinade and discard marinade.
- Grill, without grill lid, over medium coals (300 to 350 degrees F) 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer inserted in thickest portion register 130 degrees for medium-rare.
- Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Cut into individual, one-bone 'lollipops'.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
Woooow…..Homemade!!! It’s the only thing that taste good! And so easy to do…
I think I will look for these and try your recipe this weekend. Thank you for sharing!
Dang Thai from Embeya!
I have never cooked lamb and I am not sure I have ever eaten it. This recipe looks so good, I will have to consider trying it.
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oh, yayy!!! Thank you so much!! I’m not a big meat fan, like, I can easily do without it, but it was fun to cook and try. Tasted like beef really.
Yum! I love lamb, and I was so shocked last week when everyone kept commenting that they won’t eat lamb! They are missing out. I wish I could get lamb chops in Iowa, they look delicious 🙂
Well, we only have 2 stores and one doesn’t always keep them. We can’t get good seafood very often either. Stinks.
These are more than perfect! (aka…better than any lamb dish I’ve seen in a restaurant!) We grill all the time. Even in the dead of winter! (Just means more coals when it’s 20 degrees out!) My favorite is a pork butt. Actually anything pig! Your hubs must have been excited over this dish you made for him! (They look perfectly cooked!)
I LOVE lamb, but have never had lamb chops! These looks perfect Paula! I wish you could make some for me!
I wish I could too!!! I was freaked out that I’d over-cook them, but all was good.