Pan Seared Lolly Pops - Cookin' In The Kitchen

deguerre · 05-01-2013, 07:17 AM

Occasionally we love to pan fry steaks and burgers in the cast iron skillet so why not lamb chops? We had two racks, four bones each, which I cut into lolly pops. About an inch thick or a little less. Dusted them with coursly ground black pepper and celery salt and let season in the fridge over night. Then gave them a spritz of key lime juice (I love the tartness of key limes) and into a screaming hot skillet lightly greased with olive oil figuring the chops would render the fat quickly (Which they did - wound up with 1/4" oil in the pan when finished). It was suggested by our Aussie friend Titch to sear and finish in the oven, but these cooked so quickly I decided to finish in the pan anyway. Took about three minutes per side. We also microwaved some baby Yukon gold taters generously rubbed with Keith's Farms Butter and Garlic rub, with a little butter in the dish too. Meanwhile Redhot cubed some yellow squash and zuchinni and steamed those with a chopped onion and some herbs. They were AWESOME. Here's some pics:

Ready to go

In the pan

You can see the rendered fat in round two

Flipped

The taters - microwaves are a pretty good cooker sometimes

Redhot's plate

And mine

MONEY SHOT!

We will be doing this again next time we're lazy. Will be trying the sear and oven finish tip too. Thanks for the advice Titch! Thanks for looking!

bluetang · 05-01-2013, 07:21 AM

Def beautiful!

Phubar · 05-01-2013, 07:40 AM

Damn...you were über lazy!

Nice meal my Phriend...Photo's look good!

deguerre · 05-01-2013, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phubar

Damn...you were über lazy!

Ja. Naturlich. Und?

Garyclaw · 05-01-2013, 07:43 AM

Nice Chops!!

Oldbob · 05-01-2013, 07:52 AM

Looks like a Perfect Meal to Me !!

dwfisk · 05-01-2013, 08:10 AM

Damn fine looking meal. It's really amazing what CI can accomplish if you aren't afraid of getting it hot.

PS: My vent hood is volume challenged so I usually turn of my smoke alarms & open the doors/windows when doing this kind of cook.

big brother smoke · 05-01-2013, 08:14 AM

Nice groceries, bro!

BBQ Bacon · 05-01-2013, 08:24 AM

That does look good and I'm not a huge fan of lamb!

Garrett · 05-01-2013, 08:26 AM

That looks farking good. Nothing wrong with nukin some taters.

rcbaughn · 05-01-2013, 08:33 AM

Good night I love me some lamb. That looks great, I think lamb is my favorite meat of all and that's saying something, has more flavor that anything out there.

And I pan sear stuff a lot and then chunk it in a really hot oven. Turns out good especially if you got a probe therm to shove in it. I only do this with whole cuts though, like a whole rack of lamb or such. Don't know how it would turn out with something as little as those lollipops.

Redhot · 05-01-2013, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwfisk

Damn fine looking meal. It's really amazing what CI can accomplish if you aren't afraid of getting it hot.

PS: My vent hood is volume challenged so I usually turn of my smoke alarms & open the doors/windows when doing this kind of cook.

Yep, had to turn the smoke alarms off and open the bathroom window and open/swing the front door for a few minutes to clear the smoke. Our vent hood vents into the house - yeah, a lot of things in our house are "Bubba-rigged" (not our doing, last owner must've had a redneck relative "fixing" things around the house). But they were SO good!

Wampus · 05-01-2013, 09:00 AM

WOW.

Looks fantastic y'all!

Any leftovers?

Redhot · 05-01-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Wampus

WOW.

Looks fantastic y'all!

Any leftovers?

YES! We're having the rest tonight! Shawn even liked them, and for some odd reason he does not like lamb

, but he loved these.

fingerlickin' · 05-01-2013, 09:46 AM

Nice color on those babies.

05-01-2013, 07:17 AM	#1
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	Pan Seared Lolly Pops - Cookin' In The Kitchen Occasionally we love to pan fry steaks and burgers in the cast iron skillet so why not lamb chops? We had two racks, four bones each, which I cut into lolly pops. About an inch thick or a little less. Dusted them with coursly ground black pepper and celery salt and let season in the fridge over night. Then gave them a spritz of key lime juice (I love the tartness of key limes) and into a screaming hot skillet lightly greased with olive oil figuring the chops would render the fat quickly (Which they did - wound up with 1/4" oil in the pan when finished). It was suggested by our Aussie friend Titch to sear and finish in the oven, but these cooked so quickly I decided to finish in the pan anyway. Took about three minutes per side. We also microwaved some baby Yukon gold taters generously rubbed with Keith's Farms Butter and Garlic rub, with a little butter in the dish too. Meanwhile Redhot cubed some yellow squash and zuchinni and steamed those with a chopped onion and some herbs. They were AWESOME. Here's some pics: Ready to go In the pan You can see the rendered fat in round two Flipped The taters - microwaves are a pretty good cooker sometimes Redhot's plate And mine MONEY SHOT! We will be doing this again next time we're lazy. Will be trying the sear and oven finish tip too. Thanks for the advice Titch! Thanks for looking! __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

05-01-2013, 07:21 AM	#2
bluetang somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Name/Nickname : Mike	Def beautiful! __________________ Homey, the Homegrown frier, 22" WSM, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM,Homegrown Electric, Weber gasserrrr,Weber Performer, Gravity feed smoker, Blackstone, Indisputably Fastest [COLOR=purple]Purple[/COLOR] Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill Avatar by landarc, thanky!

05-01-2013, 07:40 AM	#3
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,TheNetherPharkinglands	Damn...you were über lazy! Nice meal my Phriend...Photo's look good! __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by [COLOR=lime]Ecobrasa[/COLOR] Coco Briquettes [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow WGA Ambassador

05-01-2013, 07:43 AM	#5
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05-01-2013, 07:52 AM	#6
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05-01-2013, 08:10 AM	#7
dwfisk Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-01-12 Location: Fairfield, Florida Name/Nickname : Dave	Damn fine looking meal. It's really amazing what CI can accomplish if you aren't afraid of getting it hot. PS: My vent hood is volume challenged so I usually turn of my smoke alarms & open the doors/windows when doing this kind of cook. __________________ I'm Dave Got a bunch of cooking toys and a custom metal fabrication shop where I spend my time building all sorts of smokers & outdoor cooking gear.

05-01-2013, 08:14 AM	#8
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA	Nice groceries, bro! __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS Powered by the West Coast Offense: Big Poppa Smokers and Simply Marvelous BBQ - "Walk with Us" My weapons: Humphrey's Smokers

05-01-2013, 08:24 AM	#9
BBQ Bacon is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 09-22-11 Location: Canyon, BC Name/Nickname : Dean	That does look good and I'm not a huge fan of lamb! __________________ I'm a griller, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight fire stoker! 18.5" Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. They call me Dean! thecanuckfoodie.wordpress.com/

05-01-2013, 08:26 AM	#10
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05-01-2013, 08:33 AM	#11
rcbaughn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-27-12 Location: Birmingham, AL	Good night I love me some lamb. That looks great, I think lamb is my favorite meat of all and that's saying something, has more flavor that anything out there. And I pan sear stuff a lot and then chunk it in a really hot oven. Turns out good especially if you got a probe therm to shove in it. I only do this with whole cuts though, like a whole rack of lamb or such. Don't know how it would turn out with something as little as those lollipops. __________________ Weber Spirit E-310, Weber Performer, Weber Smokey Joe, Mini-WSM, ECB Electric.

05-01-2013, 09:00 AM	#13
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	WOW. Looks fantastic y'all! Any leftovers? __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

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