Mushroom Ragout on Lamb Chops

Ingredients:

For the Mushroom Ragout
*2 lbs of white button mushroom (you can also use brown crimini as they are the same)
*2 cloves minced garlic
*1 tablespoon fresh thyme
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*1/2 teaspoon pepper
*1/3 cup marsala wine or sherry
*1/2 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
*1/2 cup heavy cream
*2 tablespoons butter

For the Lamb Chops:
*1/2 kilo lamb chops
*2 small onions, quartered
*salt and pepper to taste
*6tbsp lemon (juiced)
*3tbsp olive oil

Cooking Ingredients:
1. Combine oil, onions, lemon, salt and pepper. Marinate the lamb chops. Leave for 1-2 hours on the fridge. Do not freeze.
2. Throw the butter in a large sauté pan on high heat. When it foams, add all the mushrooms and pile them up.
3. Add the salt and pepper. sauté these until brown, but that's going to take a while because they're going to boil first. The salt and pepper is going to bring out all the water and it's going to take about 15 minutes.
4. The liquid will come out. Just cook all the water out. Leave it on high; it will go faster. And then when all the water is gone, they will start to sauté and brown.
5. When the mushroom get browned and nice and sautéed, throw in the garlic and sauté that for a minute. Then add the marsala wine. just let it cook for 30 seconds, and all the alcohol will cook out.
6. Add the chicken stock and the cream. cook this for about 3 minutes, and it will slowly start to thicken up.
7. To finish add half the thyme, use the other half on top for garnish.
8. Remove from heat. Set aside.

mushroom ragout

9. Drain lamb and place 4 inches below moderate broiler heat and broil about 10-12 minutes, turning several times. Broil longer for chops or steaks well done.
(you can also use a turbo broiler. just set the the broiler to 235°C then set the timer to 12minutes)

well done lamb chops

10. Now when the steaks are done, spoon the mushroom ragout over your lamb chops. Drizzle some of the sauce. Top with the fresh thyme.

You can also put the mushroom ragout over chicken or even garlic toast. It can also be a main dish if you partner it with salad.

Enjoy your meal!