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    Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce

    Cooking lamb chops in tomato sauce is easy and one of my all-time favourite meals. After a bit of chopping and browning, you leave it to itself for an hour - or longer if you like. Dish it up with mashed potato and peas.

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    Lamb Chops in tomato sauce in a large pan

    Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce

    This is one of my mother's stand-by recipes - and it's what I always ask for when I go to visit. I know it's easy for her to make and we both love it.

    I try to eat red meat a couple of times a week to keep my iron levels up. Often it's beef or lamb mince, or a steak, but what I really love is lamb. I almost always choose it when I go out to eat. There's something about the combination of meat and fat, the flavour and texture, that I can't resist.

    Lamb Chops - fresh or frozen

    It doesn't matter if your chops are still frozen - you follow the recipe in the same way and just add half an hour to the cooking time.

    How many lamb chops per person?

    I use two lamb chops per person, but children, or anyone with a small appetite, may only want one. This recipe also works well with lamb steaks - but you will only need one per person.

    Lamb chops vary in size according to the cut so you need 200-250g per adult.

    Use the fat from the chops

    I know there's a trend to reducing fat on meat, but that's where the flavour is and I'm a big fan of flavour.

    If you prefer less fat on your chops, cut some of it off but don't throw it away. This recipe doesn't add any extra fat, so you will need the lamb fat to brown the chops and vegetables. Once that's done you can discard it.

    Tins of chopped tomatoes

    With canned tomatoes, you get what you pay for. I’ve tried many brands of tomatoes, looking for one that isn’t full of thin liquid. It can be a bit of trial and error to find a good one.

    My current favourite brands of tomatoes are Tarantella and Napolina, which I buy by the dozen as I hate to run out.

    Other ingredients

    One reason Mum and I love Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce so much is because it's very versatile. At it's simplest it's just lamb and onions with the flavourings.

    I like to add red or green pepper and mushrooms because it ups the vegetable count, but I will also make the basic recipe if that's all I have and cook more vegetables to go with it.

    How do you make this recipe gluten-free?

    Check your Worcester Sauce label. If it's gluten-free it should say so. Biona make a GF Worcester Sauce.

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    Lamb Chops in tomato sauce in a large pan
    Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce

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    4.41 from 5 votes

    Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce

    Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce is a staple, basic recipe. Easy and tasty!
    Prep Time35 minutes mins
    Cook Time1 hour hr
    Total Time1 hour hr 35 minutes mins
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: British
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: Susie@Everyday Cooks

    Ingredients

    • 1 large onion
    • 1 pepper, medium, any colour
    • 250 g mushrooms
    • 8 lamb chops
    • 1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs or basil (15 ml)
    • 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoons tomato puree (30 ml)
    • 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce (15 ml)
    • 1 teaspoon salt (5 ml)
    • Ground pepper
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    Equipment

    Large, heavy-based frying pan with a lid

    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Heat the frying pan on a medium-high heat - don't add any fat. You want the pan hot before you add the lamb
    • Peel, quarter and chop the onion - not too fine
    • De-seed and chop the pepper into medium-size pieces - about 1-2cm x ½cm
    • Wash, trim and slice the mushrooms into medium slices
    • If your chops have a rind on them you may want to cut it off but don't remove all the fat (I don't usually bother.) If you do want to take some fat off, ad it to the pan for the initial browning

    For the casserole:

    • Brown the chops well in the pan. Make sure they are a good colour on both sides, but don't cook through
      You don't need any additional fat (apart from any you've cut off the chops)
    • Remove the chops and add the onion, pepper and mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring all the time
    • Sprinkle the mixed herbs over the vegetables and put the chops back, on the top. Put the lid on the pan. Turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for about 5 minutes to soften the onions and peppers
    • Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, Worcester Sauce and salt. Stir in without disturbing the chops too much. Replace the lid.
    • Turn the heat to low and cook for an hour.
      An extra 30-60 minutes won't hurt
    • When you're ready to dish up, add ground black pepper to taste and add more salt if necessary.

    Notes

    Everyday Cooks tip:
    If your chops are frozen, cook in the same way and add 30 minutes to the final cooking time.

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    Comments

    1. Kayla says

      July 29, 2023 at 10:01 am

      5 stars
      This is one of my new favourites. I do add a lot more tomato purée as I like it saucy! I also add zucchini.

      Reply
      • Susie Collings says

        July 29, 2023 at 2:40 pm

        Hi Kayla, Glad you like it. Zucchini sounds good 🙂

        Reply
    2. graham says

      April 19, 2020 at 4:00 pm

      Many thanks really appreciate this recipe. Did not have worcester sauce (must get me some lea and perins!) used balsamic vinegar instead. Really turned out nice thank you.

      Reply
      • Susie Collings says

        April 22, 2020 at 3:56 pm

        Hi Graham, Glad you like the rcipe and thanks for letting me know 🙂 Balsamic vinegar is a good substitute anyway. It obviously worked. Cheers - Susie

        Reply
    3. Dominique says

      April 01, 2020 at 4:58 am

      5 stars
      Simply delicious

      Reply
      • Susie Collings says

        April 01, 2020 at 1:42 pm

        Hi Dominique. Glad you like it - Reminds me to make it again!
        Cheers - Susie

        Reply
    4. Susie says

      November 12, 2018 at 8:50 pm

      Hi Rea. Glad you liked it. This is one of my mum's favourites 🙂
      Cheers- Susie

      Reply
    5. Rea says

      November 12, 2018 at 7:52 am

      5 stars
      I love this recipe..i made it already and im going to cook it again.

      Reply
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