Brazilian Style Grilled Lamb Chops
This happens to be the recipe for the lamb chops at one of my favorite restaurants, Fogo de Chao. This and their leg of lamb are in my opinion, is some of the best lamb I’ve ever eaten. The lamb chops that I’m preparing are loin chops. At Fogo, they grill double bone rib chops off the rack of lamb. For 2” thick chops, grill for 5 minutes a side for medium rare.
Equipment
- Blender or food processor
- chimney starter
- charcoal
- charcoal grill
Ingredients
- 8 lamb loin chops 2” thick; or 8 double bone rib chops
- 1 cup white wine Chardonnay
- 1 tbsp lemon pepper
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 1/2 tbsp salt
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, blend the wine, olive oil, lemon pepper, lemon juice, mint leaves, and salt. Save a 1/2 cup of the marinade for basting.
- Marinate the lamb chops for 20 minutes.
- Start your charcoal in a chimney starter until the are gray. Pour in the grill and place on the grate. Place the lamb chops directly over the charcoal
- Grill for 5 minutes on the first side. Brush with the marinade and flip to the other side. Grill for another 5 minutes. Let rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
