Food Recipes Dinner Meat Dishes Zinfandel-Braised Lamb Chops with Dried Fruit 5.0 (126) 1 Review A jammy Zinfandel and dried fruit lend a ton of flavor to lamb-shoulder chops. Slideshow: Fast Lamb Chop Recipes By Grace Parisi Grace Parisi Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several successful monthly columns: Food & Wine Handbook, Tasting & Testing, Flavor of the Month, Power Pantry, and Chefs Recipes Made Easy. Parisi has also been published in McCall’s, Redbook, and The New York Times, has written five hit cookbooks, and has appeared numerous times on national television. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 5, 2019 Save Rate PRINT Share Close A jammy Zinfandel and dried fruit lend a ton of flavor to lamb-shoulder chops. Photo: © Lucy Schaeffer Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr Yield: 4 Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Four 8-ounce lamb shoulder chops (cut 1 inch thick) Salt Freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon ground coriander 8 garlic cloves, halved 10 thyme sprigs, plus more for garnish 1 cup big, jammy red wine, such as California Zinfandel 1/2 cup dried cherries (3 ounces) 1/2 cup dried California apricots (3 ounces), quartered 2 cups low-sodium beef broth Directions In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil. Season the lamb chops with salt and pepper and rub them all over with the coriander. Add the lamb chops to the skillet along with the garlic cloves and 10 thyme sprigs and cook over high heat, turning once, until the lamb chops are browned and the garlic cloves are browned in spots, about 6 minutes. Add the red wine, dried cherries and dried apricots to the skillet and bring to a boil. Cook over moderate heat until the wine is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the beef broth and bring to a boil. Cover partially and simmer over moderately low heat until the lamb is tender and the sauce is thick and glossy, about 35 minutes; turn the lamb chops once or twice during cooking. Discard the thyme sprigs. Serve the lamb chops at once, garnished with fresh thyme. Make Ahead The braised lamb chops can be refrigerated overnight. Reheat them gently before serving. Serve With Steamed Israeli couscous. Suggested Pairing Ripe, concentrated red from Italy’s Veneto region like an Amarone. Originally appeared: October 2012 Rate It Print