Lamb Chops and Grilled Pineapple

I came back from Jamaica on Thanksgiving Day eve and picked up the girls on Thanksgiving Day.  They board at Professional K-9 in Kenner when I go out of town – it is a great place, by the way, and I know they take care of my dogs because when I pick them up, they are always clean, calm and happy.  Well, relatively happy.  Zelda was glad to see me and kissed me all the way home.  Josephine pouted for a few hours, as usual.  

So, I wanted something really good but easy for dinner Saturday evening.  I was still decompressing from my trip, unpacking, doing laundry, freaking out over all the work that piled up on my desk, etc.  I thawed some of those lollipop lamb chops I ordered from Allen Brothers.  Those little chops are delicious!  They are so amazingly tender and all you have to do is throw them on a 550 degrees grill (3 minutes, turn, 2 minutes, turn, and then 2 more minutes).  Stuffed potatoes on the side and a pool of Bearnaise sauce beneath the chops… perfect!  The only problem is, I did not plate the dish properly.  The chops were gorgeous, the sauce was fluffy and the potatoes were everything they were meant to be.  I sat down to eat and found myself picking up those little chops and gnawing on them!  Which did not make for a pretty picture.  Oh… and the grilled pineapple chunks!  Wow, those were really good.  I love fresh pineapples (they are so festive!) and I just peeled this one and cut it into big chunks that wouldn’t fall between the grates.  The pineapple went on the grill at the same time as the chops.  Next time, I’ll take more time plating this dish because this made a wonderful dinner.  The 2021 Joseph Phelps cabernet was perfect with it, too.

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