Bacon Wrapped Lamb Chops With Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 boneless lamb chops (about 1 inch thick)
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 8 slices bacon
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 on work surface layer slices of bacon side by side. place each chop on 2 pieces of bacon (picture 2 slices of bacon as the upright part of an h, and the lamb chop as the across section). season with salt and pepper.
• 3 slather the chops with barbeque sauce. flip the chops and slather the other side as well, until barbeque sauce is used up.
• 4 lay a sprig of rosemary on each chop (letting the ends hang over the edge, for easy removal before serving).
• 5 wrap bacon slices tightly around each chop.
• 6 prepare broiler pan (or any roasting pan with a rack), by spraying surface with cooking spray.
• 7 bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of the meat should register about 150°f
• 8 turn oven to broil and broil on each side until bacon is crisp.
• 9 let chops rest for a few minutes. remove rosemary sprigs before serving.
• 10 if desired, serve with additional warmed barbeque sauce.
• 11 note: to cook on grill, cook over direct heat for about 5 minutes per side, then transfer to indirect heat and continue cooking until internal temperature is 150°f (about 30 minutes).