Grilled Garlic Butter Lamb Chops

Garlic Butter Lamb Chops Recipe can be grilled or pan seared, so simple to cook and such a delicious and healthy option for dinner. This is an Easy Lamb Chop recipe in just 15 minutes!

So, today I’m so excited to share another recipe with you, because I’m sure you’ll love making it for dinner over and over again.

These garlic butter lamb chops are super juicy, flavourful and tender. Thanks to the garlic butter thyme. People!!! I’m m telling you this sauce is to die for and it’s so simple to make.I love garlic….

In only 5 minutes, you’ll prep everything, and in 10-12 minutes you will sear the lamb chop in a cast iron skillet or a heavy pan and they’ll be done and ready to eat. And the butter sauce is super easy to make as well.

Grilling

Once you melt the butter in the skillet or even the pan,simply add the minced garlic and chopped thyme, and give it a good stir. Done! Then, you just need to pour this sauce over the lamb chops, and enjoy!

Know your Lamb Chops

• When picking lamb chops at the store, look for chops that are pink to red with white marbling(fat around edges)The lamb chops should be a little bit more than an inch thick on bone. You don’t want chops that are too thick or the outside will be overcooked before the interior is ready to eat.
• There are many different cuts of lamb chops: loin chops, shoulder chops, sirloin chops, and rib chops. You are welcome to use whichever cut that is sold at your local butcher or grocery store. If you’re able to pick, rib chops would be ideal as they’re not tough.

Ingredients to cook the chops:

For this super easy and flavourful garlic butter lamb chops recipe you’ll need:

• Good quality butter —if possible good quality ghee.
• Garlic — fresh garlic is best
• Fresh thyme — you can also swap for basil or cilantro

Cooking Lamb Chops:

• Remove lamb chops from the fridge 20-30 minutes before cooking and pat them dry with paper towels. If there is moisture on the lamb chops, you won’t get a nice sear to it. Season well with salt and pepper.

• Heat a dry cast iron skillet over a medium high heat. Then, place the chops narrow fat side down just like on the picture above. Using tongs press the chops down so that the fat renders and turns crisp and brown. This prevents the lamb chops from being overcooked while the fat renders.

finished smoldering chops

• Once the fat has melted into the pan, lay the chops flat on one of their sides. Cook them until browned, then turn and cook on the other side. Then, add 2 tablespoons off butter, garlic and thyme.

• Stir well until the butter is foaming, and spoon the butter over the lamb for a minute or so. Basting the lamb chops will add much more flavour to them.

Plated chops

Perfect Mzedu Home Made Beef Burger

The beef patty is the key player when making a perfect beef burger,Mix the ingredients to combine so the proteins start working and stick to each other to create the perfect patty. Keep treating the meat tenderly while shaping the patties. Don’t pack them together too tightly. Just gently form them into loose patties. Make sure the patties are even in size – you can weigh them to be exact or you can use a burger pressing machine, if you have.I craft my burgers using my hands  can, if you like. 

As a rule of the thumb, Burgers go well with fries and cabbage slaw.

Select your ingredients: can serve 15.

1.5kg medium ground Beef Mince

250g fresh breadcrumbs

4 large brown onion, grated

1/2cup chopped fresh parsley leaves or coriander if you like

4 garlic cloves, crushed or 2tsp garlic powder

4 egg, lightly whisked

4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce or Tomato Ketchup

4 tbsp olive oil

150g cheddar, thinly sliced

15 hamburger buns, halved

100ml Mayonnaise /mustard

8 lettuce leaves

450g (about 3 medium) ripe tomatoes, sliced

Mix mince, breadcrumbs, onion, parsley, garlic, egg, Worcestershire or tomato ketchup sauce,if using in a large bowl. Use your hands to mix until just combined.Divide the mixture into 15 -17equal portions. Shape each portion with your hands into a patty about: 10cm in diameter and 1.5cm thick.

Place the patties on prepared tray. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 20 minutes to rest.

Heat the grilling pan and cook the patties for about 4 minutes each side or until browned and cooked through. Transfer the patties to a tray. Set aside and cover to keep warm.

Meanwhile Place the hamburger buns, cut-side up, under the grill and toast for 1 minute or until golden. Leave the grill on. Place the patties on prepared tray. Top patties with cheddar. Place under the grill for 1 minute or until the cheddar is just melted.

Spread the bottom halves of the toasted hamburger buns with the Mayonnaise or mustard, if using. Top with the lettuce, tomato and patties. Dollop with tomato ketchup. Cover with the hamburger bun tops to serve.

Ready burgers with fries and coleslaw salad.

Juicy Mzedu Burger

The excitement of Yatch excursion

Finding joy in the simple pleasure of good food and and amazing friends above the waters!

Planning a day out with friends is always fun. We decide where to go, what to do, and what food to bring. We make sure everyone agrees with the plan. This way, everyone feels involved and excited.And so I was involved in organizing on the best possible thing to do.

Having time on the Yatch was what we agreed on.Its excitement and steaming off is on the next high level.The Yatch Gang group was formed.Group of nine with equal contribution to the fun.ating, laughing, and making memories – just another day with my favorites. Friends who munch together, stick together! Cheers to food, friendship, and fabulous times!”

Excited and energized we set off from our meeting point at the garden park lounge restaurant to our walk to one of the floating restaurant in mtwapa, the gem of kilifi. During our trek to the mtwapa creek, we had to endure some coastal heat as well as rain, which made a funny and slippery time on the muddy path. Slow and steady did it, or ‘pole-pole’, as they say here in Swahili.

After enjoying a freshly brewed mug of coffee, we were treated to a locally produced lunch . On the menu were charcoal roasted whole fish and fish soup, vegetables, rice, and chicken. A delicious and hearty meal was what we needed before setting off on our excursion.

The journey along the way passes through the footpath trail a neighborhood so close to nature.You can observe the local dwellings and chat with some locals. There’s an abundance of fruit and food vendors throughout the route with soft drinks and fresh squeezed madafu in plentiful supply. You’ll also pass a few ‘forest pubs’ where they’re serving the local wine, ‘Mnazi’ which I was assured is much stronger than regular beer or normal wine.

The yacht squeals while it slips off the trolley into the bitterly cold harbour’s water. The sails tighten and the boat leaps forward, away from the safety of the shore. The tame lapping of ripples against the hull rings out across the bay. The soft breeze streams through our hair and the chill nips at our faces.

At the moorings floating restaurant

A day out with friends is more than just fun. It’s a day of bonding, making memories, and strengthening our friendship. It’s a day that brings us closer and makes us appreciate each other more. It’s a day we look forward to and cherish.

In conclusion, a day out with friends is a special event. It’s a day filled with laughter, fun, and memories. It’s a day that strengthens our bonds and deepens our friendships. It’s a day we will always remember and cherish. It’s a day that makes us appreciate the simple joys of life and the value of friendship.

As out Yatch captain “docks back” after a happy excursion and a sunset cruise, all of us were happy and refreshed. Before we realized it was nightfall..

Next will be an all out food adventure …

Memories

With the kenyan coastal tourism stake holders.

I have noticed many people posting memories on Factebook, memories of better times. I’ve done the same myself. This really has been a year, but there will be memories, good, bad, emotional, different! I’ve learned a lot about myself this year. I’ve also learned to appreciate the simple things in life we normally overlook. I’ve learned to be kinder and more patient especially during this covid-19 epidemic times. I remember when times were good you could share time with friends anytime no matter the number.

Upto the Covid-19 outbreak every year this time was the mombasa music and street food festival where specialist street in Kenya coastal town of mombasa were full of fun loving people to experience Street food and music especially from Coast . Mishikakis, Chicken kababs, shawarmas and even fresh juice,cassava and many more coastal foods.. Across the Ferry to south coast every year during December holidays there was Shelly beach Festival. This music festival takes place every year during December holidays.

Shelly beach Music Festival December 2019 was the last music festival I have been to in likoni and it was great. It was very different from any music festivals I have been t in Mombasa that are normally in muddy fields where it rains! This music festival was in a big sports arena that was transformed into a concert venue for the week.

The crown being intertained (2019)

The favourite act that I saw was the Dancing competition and Older version of Live band, This band produced a lot of music when I was a teenager so it was great to relive some happy memories from when I was younger. The band Master and his music is in swahili and English, all of his songs are very upbeat and happy, they are great to dance to! Another act that I enjoyed seeing was one by Radio KAYA FM crew which is a local Kenyan Coast FM station. I do not normally listen to the type of music their Dj plays, but he created a great atmosphere and drowned out the arena with their catchy and loud songs. The music festival was full of young and old people, it was great to see such a varied audience. Music fstivals are normally attended by young adults.

The day after the music festival I woke up exhausted from all the dancing and I was also still covered in glitter which one of the acts had sprayed at the audience during performance. I am very glad that I got to experience a music festival and it is definitely in my top ten best experiences of things I have done in the past. There were lots of different types of music at the festival and it was great to listen to new music and experience another side of festive culture

Radio KAYA crew on stage

This time last year we were complaining about crowded stores as we tried to buy gifts. We miss those crowded stores now, along with their Christmas music (that starts at Thanksgiving).
Enjoy the version of Christmas we have and next year, when we’re able to see our families again, this will be a memory. Make the best of it!

Shelly beach festival.With the Days Mc , Fred Okubasu- CEO, peacock media

Take care and stay safe. This too will pass.