I love that you can meal prep this recipe, which is especially convenient for special occasions and holiday meals. Prep the lamb chops, season and pour the sauce over the meat. Store the extra sauce in a separate container. Keep the meat and the reserved sauce refrigerated, tightly covered. Remove from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature for about 20 minutes before grilling.

What is a Chimichurri Sauce?

Chimichurri is a really flavorful Argentinian garlic and herb sauce. It packs a punch of flavor in each bit. It is based on olive oil, fresh garlic and herbs, mostly parsley. I love adding cilantro and green onions too. You can also add any other fresh herbs that you like for additional flavor variations. In this version, I use red wine vinegar for the acidity. You can also use other vinegars or lemon or lime juice. For a touch of heat, I used crushed red pepper flakes. You can also use fresh jalapeño or other hot peppers in place of the red pepper flakes and it tastes phenomenal too.

Use chimichurri sauce in other recipes.

Chimichurri sauce is so good served with many other recipes, like grilled or poached chicken or seafood, as well as roasted or grilled pork or beef.

Preheat the grill well.

Preheat the grill on high for at least 20-30 minutes, covered. It is very important to get the grill as hot as possible, so that you can get a great sear on the lamb chops. Since lamb chops are thin, they cook really quickly. If you put them on the grill when it's really hot, it will help to start getting great sear immediately.

How to Grill Lamb Chops (Chimichurri Sauce)

Name: Grilled Lamb Chops With Chimichurri Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1-2 racks of lamb, 7-9 lamb chops each; salt, ground black pepper; 3/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 1 cup parsley leaves, packed; 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, packed; 2 Tablespoons chives or green onions; 2-4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional; salt, ground black pepper

Grilled Lamb Chops With Chimichurri Sauce

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Grilled Lamb Chops are such a special treat, especially marinated in a Chimichurri Sauce, which gives them a really terrific garlic and herb flavor. The Chimichurri Sauce can also be used for many other recipes, like grilled or poached chicken, beef, pork or seafood.

Author: Olga's Flavor Factory
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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1-2 racks of lamb, 7-9 lamb chops each

salt, ground black pepper

Chimichurri Sauce:

3/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1 cup parsley leaves, packed

1/2 cup cilantro leaves, packed

2 Tablespoons chives or green onions

2-4 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional

salt, ground black pepper

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Instructions

Preheat the grill on high heat for at least 20-30 minutes, covered. Clean your grill grates. Take a wad of paper towels and holding them with a pair of tongs, dip them into a small bowl of oil and brush the grill grates 3-5 times. This will help to create a barrier on the grates, making them somewhat nonstick.
Prep the lamb chops. Trim off a bit of the extra fat and cut the rack of lamb into individual chops, by cutting in between the rib bones, or into thicken lamb chops, with 2 bones per each chop. (I recommend 2 rib bones per chop.)
Season the lamb chops evenly with salt and ground black pepper on both sides. Set aside in a large bowl.
Take the leaves off the parsley and the cilantro. Pack them into the measuring cup to measure. Slice the green onions/chives. Mince the garlic or press through a garlic press. Doing this beforehand will help all the ingredients to process evenly.
Process all the ingredients in the blender or food processor until smooth. Reserve at least half of the sauce to be served on the side with the grilled lamb chops.
Pour the remaining sauce over the lamb chops and mix until the sauce is evenly covering the lamb.
Place the lamb chops on the diagonal on the preheated grill. Cook, covered, for about 5 minutes, until you get a nice golden color and sear, flip to another part of the grill that is also hot, so that the second side is placed on searing hot grates as well. Grill for another 3-5 minutes, depending on how thick your lamb chops are and depending on how you like the meat to be cooked.
Serve the lamb with the reserved Chimichurri Sauce.

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