Lamb Chops and Vegetable Tray Bake

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 kg small lamb chops
• 1 large onion, sliced into wedges
• 2 potatoes, cut into wedges
• Vegetables as available: carrot, zucchini, broccoli, bell pepper, mushrooms
• 1/4 cup olive oil for searing
• 1/4 cup olive oil for the tray
• 1/4 cup pomegranate molasses

Spices

• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp garlic seasoning
• 1 tsp onion seasoning
• 1 tbsp crumbled chicken stock cube
• Whole spices: 2 cardamom pods, 2 bay leaves, 2 cloves, a pinch of nutmeg
• Meat spices and Turkish spices to taste

Method

1. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a hot pan and sear the chops in two batches with the whole spices, 3 minutes per side until colored. Set aside covered so they keep their juices.
2. In the same pan, quickly toss the vegetables with the spices.
3. Put the vegetables in the tray with the meat on top, drizzle with olive oil and pomegranate molasses, cover and bake at 200°C for 30 minutes, then remove the foil for another 10 minutes to dry out a little.
4. Serve with Arabic bread and cucumber yogurt salad.

Notes

The photo was taken before cooking; I forgot to take one after.