How to Make Yummy Greek Marinade Lamb Chops

Greek Marinade Lamb Chops. Mix all ingredients together including the lamb chops. Arrange lamb chops in a large baking dish or on a large plate, and pour the marinade all over the lamb, rubbing it into the meat. Most Greek recipes call for the lamb to be cut into small rib chops, called 'paidakia' also called 'Greek lamb chops'.

You can use this marinade on all cuts of lamb. Double or triple the recipe for larger cuts. Next up for your grilling enjoyment are these tasty greek style grilled lamb chops! You can cook Greek Marinade Lamb Chops using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Greek Marinade Lamb Chops

1. You need 1 rack of (8) lamb chops.
2. Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil.
3. Prepare 1/4 cup of lemon juice.
4. You need 2 tsp of dried oregano.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of table salt.
6. It's 4 cloves of garlic, minced.
7. It's to taste of Kosher salt, fresh ground pepper.

The lamb chops are marinated in a a Greek style marinade consisting of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano and yogurt over night before they are thrown on the grill and grilled until they are lightly charred, smoky and oh so good! It pairs especially well with oregano, rosemary, thyme and mint. These are basically the herbs used in Greek lamb chops along with olive oil and lemon juice. The marinade was super easy to mix up.

Greek Marinade Lamb Chops step by step

1. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and garlic cloves. Brush marinade over all sides of the separated lamb chops..
2. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator for at least a half hour. Longer is better..
3. Preheat a large cast iron pan to medium heat. Sear on each side for 5-6 minutes. Finish each side with kosher salt and fresh pepper to taste..

I just added all the ingredients to a large sealable container, stirred, then added the lamb chops. I had to layer them, so I was sure to spoon the marinade in between the chops and over the top layer. I intended to grill these luscious lamb chops, but rain happened. The marinade works equally well with lamb chops, kebabs, or butterflied leg of lamb. You can also use it on pork or chicken.