![]() God only knows how many horrible ingredients were in that! But I had to laugh when making this recipe because all I could think of was the fluorescent, jello-like, green slime version of mint jelly we used to have as kids. Now, you can’t very well have grilled lamb chops without having mint jelly, right? Lamb and mint are two peas in a pod. Sure, it was pricey….but hey, it’s Easter! So I splurged. Thankfully, my local Whole Foods had this rack of lamb, straight from the motherland. Quality absolutely counts when it comes to meat. When I visited Queenstown several years ago for a girlfriend’s wedding, so many guests commented about how flavorful New Zealand meat was, whether it was a filet mignon or lamb chop. One of the things I love about New Zealand (other than the gorgeous countryside, of course) is that much of the meat is naturally organic and grass-fed. As you can imagine, that game lost all it’s fun and glory after I counted several hundred sheep with no end in sight. If you’ve ever been to New Zealand you’ll have seen the thousands and thousands of little white dots that line the green rolling hills. Sheep! Lots and lots of sheep! I remember a trip we took back to New Zealand when I was 8 or 9 and thought it would be fun to count all the sheep as we traversed the countryside in our camper van. Rack of lamb, leg of lamb and lamb chops. These rosemary grilled lamb chops are full of flavor, while the homemade mint apple sauce is abundantly better than store bought mint jelly.Įver since I was a kid, we always had some sort of lamb dish for the holidays – especially for Christmas and Easter.
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