Moroccan-Spiced Lamb Chops With Charmoula

1. 1

   Make charmoula: Whisk together olive oil, cilantro, lemon juice, 1 tbsp. cumin, paprika, 1 tsp. salt, and pepper. Set aside. (See headnote.)

2. 2

   In another small bowl, mix 1 tsp. ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. salt, and ground cloves. Cut rack of lamb into individual chops and coat with spice mixture. Cover and chill overnight.

3. 3

   Heat oven to 400u00b0. Heat a large ovenproof frying pan over medium-high heat. Swirl vegetable oil into pan. Add 6 lamb chops and cook until they begin to release fat and are browned, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until browned on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer pan to oven and bake until lamb is medium-rare (145u00b0 on an instant-read thermometer), 3 to 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Spoon about 1 tbsp. charmoula onto each plate. Arrange lamb chops on sauce and top with 2 or 3 cilantro leaves.

5. 5

   *Frenched lamb racks have some or all of the meat scraped from the ends of the bones so they look more elegant.

6. 6

   A majority of the time in this recipe is spent while the pork chills overnight.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.