Milu Monday - Lamb Chops Beira-Style!

Ingredients:

• 12 lamb chops

• 10ml salt

• freshly ground black pepper – to taste

• 100ml olive oil

• 3 bay leaves

• 15ml chopped rosemary (dried or fresh)

• 3ml crushed dried chillies

• 5ml paprika

• 1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley (chopped)

• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and chopped)

• 350ml dry white wine

• 100ml cooking oil

• 250ml water

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C

• Tenderise the chops by beating them with the back of a knife.

• Rub with salt, pepper, olive oil, bay leaves, rosemary, chilli, paprika, parsley and garlic.

• Place the chops in a bowl.

• Pour in the wine and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

• Transfer the chops and the marinade to a baking pan, deep enough to hold the wine, oil and water.

• Drizzle the cooking oil over the chops.

• Add the water and place the pan in the oven.

• Grill the chops for 10 minutes on either side, depending on how you like your meat done.

• Be sure to turn the chops over after the 10 minutes.

• Serve with broccoli, a starch of your choice and a Portuguese Salad.

Serves 4