Serves 3
Time: 40 mins
~ low FODMAP ~ failsafe ~ low salicylate ~ low amine ~ dairy free ~ gluten free ~
Ingredients
6 lamb loin chops (a)
2 leaves of leek, dark green tip only (b)
1 tsp dried chives
1/4 tsp salt
1 small piece of parsely
Foodnotes
(a)Ensure very fresh meat (as instructed by dietician)
(b) Dark green tops of leeks are low FODMAP. They are also slightly higher in salicylates than the white part although suitable for failsafe elimination. Tip: re-grow the leeks.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 deg C
- Boil a kettle full of water
- Trim the excess fat off the lamb loin chops
- Rinse the dark green leek tips and chop coarsely
- Choose a baking pan that will fit the 6 lamb loin chops packed cloosely and that is at least 3 cm deep
- Place coarsely chopped leek at the base of the pan and cover with lamb loin chops
- Sprinkle salt, parsely and dried chives over the lamb chops
- Cover the chops in hot water from the kettle
- Bake the lamb chops for 25-30 min until cooked through
- Remove chops from the oven, drain and serve. Either eat immediately or freeze immediately to avoid amine build up
Personal Notes
Lamb chops are best served with either roast vegetables or mashed potato/potato chips and steamed vegetables (green beans, two brussel sprouts, red cabbage and sweet carrots if you tolerate moderate salicylates). I am a fan of doing roast vegetables as the oven is at the same temperature and so I can cook everything at once.
This recipe is inspired by the way my Mum cooks lamb loin chops – baked with a bit of water and french onion soup mix. The leek and chives are intended as substitutes for the soup mix. A lot more water is required in this recipe to prevent the lamb chops from browning and increasing in amine content, so it is more of a cross between baking and steaming. I have not tested the lamb stock that is produced, but I imagine it is quite high in amines because of all the fat from the chops. Thanks for the inspiration Mum!
If you use cold water instead of boiling water, it will take about 40 mins in the oven to cook the lamb chops.
