Baked Lamb Chops with Ham, Sausage, and Tomatoes -

Yield > 6
Keys : Lamb Main Dish Meats Spanish Spain European
Mediterranean Spanish
Ingredients :
(Chuletas De Cordero A La
Navarra)
2 x to 3 Rib lamb chops per
person
(depending on size of chops)
1/4 lb Cured ham cubed
12 slc Chorizo (or pepperoni)
sausage very thin slices
1 lrg Onion chopped fine
4 lrg Tomatoes, very ripe peeled
and chopped
2 tbl Lard
2 tbl Olive oil
1 pch Salt very small pinch
Method :
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fry chops in combined lard
and olive oil. As chops are browned, put them in a large,
ovenproof casserole. In the same lard and olive oil, fry cubed
ham with chopped onion. When onion is soft and golden, add
peeled, chopped tomatoes. Let mixture boil 1 minute, mix in a
very small pinch of salt and a little ground black pepper, and
spread mixture over chops. Place chops in oven and bake,
covered, for 30 minutes. This much can be done hours in
advance if you prefer.
• Ten to 15 minutes before serving, place thin slices of
sausage over meat and bake in top part of hot oven until
sausage begins to melt. Serve in the casserole in which it
baked.