Grilled American Lamb Loin Chops with Fennel

Recipe courtesy of the American Lamb Board.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon each garlic salt and coarse pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
8 American Lamb loin chops, 1 1/4-inch thick
1 large red onion, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

Cooking Directions:

1. In small bowl, combine fennel, garlic salt, pepper and olive oil. Rub mixture on both sides of lamb chops and onion slices.
2. Grill over coals covered with gray ash. Begin by cooking onions for 5 minutes. Turn onions over when browned and cook until tender. Add lamb chops and grill for 7 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.
3. Make grilled onions into rings and top with lamb chops.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 447; Total Fat: 32g; Cholesterol: 128mg; Total Carbs: 5g; Fiber: 1g; Protein: 33g; Sodium: 341mg.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of the American Lamb Board.