Minted Chops

Name: Minted Chops
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ cup freshly ground black pepper; 2½ tablespoons packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 2 tablespoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1½ tablespoons garlic powder; 1½ teaspoons ground allspice; Eight 5-ounce lamb loin chops, cut 1 inch thick; 1 cup brewed mint tea made with 2 mint tea bags; 1 cup brewed mint tea made with 2 mint tea bags; ¼ cup mint jelly; 4 teaspoons garlic-flavored oil; Mint sprigs, for garnish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

These lovely little chops will score you kudos from every one of your lucky diners.

Ingredients

Mutton and Lamb Rub

¼ cup freshly ground black pepper
2½ tablespoons packed brown sugar
2

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 200°F to 220°F.
An hour before you plan to barbecue, combine the rub ingredients in a small bowl. Coat the chops with a thin layer of oil and then massage them with the rub. Let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes while you prepare the mop and/or sauce.
If you are going to baste th