Lamb chops on pomegranate lentils

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 250 g Mountain Lenses
  • 50-75 g Raisins
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 TABLESPOON butter/margarine
  • 1 Pomegranate
  • 2 Oranges
  • 8 Lamb chops (approx. 50 g each)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth
  • 1/2 TEASPOON ground cinnamon
  • 1 knife tip ground pimento
  • 7-10 Tbsp Mint

Directions

  1. 1

    Rinse and drain the lentils and raisins separately. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat the fat in a saucepan. Sauté onion in it. Add 3/4 l water and lentils, bring to the boil, cover and simmer at low heat for about 30 minutes

  2. 2

    Remove the seeds from the pomegranate. Peel oranges so that the white skin is removed. Remove the fillets with a sharp knife between the parting skins, catching the juice. Add the raisins to the lentils approx. 15 minutes before the end of the cooking time

  3. 3

    Wash the chops and pat dry. Cut the fat edge several times. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the chops in it in portions on each side for 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper

  4. 4

    Fold the pomegranate seeds, orange fillets and juice under the lentils. Season with stock, cinnamon, allspice, pepper, 1 pinch of sugar and possibly salt. Arrange everything, garnish

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
560 kcal
CARBS
51 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
29 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesChristmas