Derb 37

Lamb chops

moroccan

The butcher works with a cleaver and a block of wood. The lamb is local. The chops are cut thick.

Cumin, salt, olive oil. On the charcoal until the fat renders and the outside chars. The cumin caramelises and goes nutty.

Bread and a raw tomato-onion salad alongside.

Cumin lamb chops

8 lamb chops, thick2 tsp cumin1 tsp coarse saltolive oillemon

Rub chops with cumin, salt, olive oil. Rest 30 minutes. Grill over high heat, about 4 minutes a side for pink. Lemon over.