Moroccan Lamb Chops with Harissa and Cumin

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

  • About

Order a mixed grill at a typical Marrakech grill joint and you’ll be treated to lamb’s lights (lungs), liver, kidney, heart, and yes, lamb chops. I’m betting you’ll push the organ meats around your plate with your fork. The chops are another story, however, pounded thin with a heavy cleaver and grilled sizzling and crisp over a screaming-hot fire. The result is more akin to a lamb crackling than to the thick, meaty, rare or pink lamb chops we like to serve in North America, chops just perfe