Lamb Chop & Buttermilk Onion Rings

Why wait until Sunday for a sitdown meal that is the highlight of your week? Give yourself a memorable midweek taste treat with juicy butter-basted lamb chops, drenched in a crème fraîche, mustard & thyme sauce. The crispiest, buttermilk battered onion rings and oven roasted smashed potatoes complete the dish. Sided with a nutty salad.

Lamb Chop & Buttermilk Onion Rings

with a mustard & thyme sauce

Hands on Time: 30 - 45 minutes

Overall Time: 40 - 55 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Almonds
  • Baby Potato
  • Buttermilk
  • Creme Fraiche
  • Free-range Lamb Leg Chops
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Garlic Clove
  • Garlic Cloves
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Piquanté Peppers
  • Salad Leaves
  • Smoky Flour
  • Tangy Sauce

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Paper Towel
  • Butter
Photo of Lamb Chop & Buttermilk Onion Rings
  1. BOILED BABY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the rinsed baby potatoes in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until easily pierced with a fork but still firm, 10-15 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. SMOKY BUTTERMILK BATTER

    Place the buttermilk in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add 3⁄4 of the smoky flour and seasoning. Mix until a thick batter forms. If too thick, add water in 10ml increments until desired consistency.

  3. SMASHED SPUDS & SALAD

    Spread the parboiled potatoes on a lightly greased roasting tray. Using a fork, gently press down, splitting the skin, but keeping them in one piece. Drizzle with oil and season. Roast in the oven until crispy, 15-20 minutes. In a bowl, toss the rinsed leaves with the drained peppers, ½ the nuts, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.

  4. CREAMY, TANGY THYME SAUCE

    Return the pan to medium-high heat. Add the grated garlic and the rinsed thyme sprigs, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Pour in the tangy sauce and simmer until slightly reduced, 30-60 seconds (shifting occasionally). Remove from the heat, discard the thyme sprigs, mix through the crème fraîche, and season. Loosen with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Place in a bowl, cover, and set aside.

  5. THE CRISPIEST ONION RINGS

    Place a pot over medium-high heat with 4-5 cm of oil. Toss the onion rings in the remaining flour. When the oil is hot, dip the onion rings in the buttermilk batter, allowing the excess to drip off, and carefully lower into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 1–2 minutes (shifting halfway). Drain on paper towel. Place in the oven to keep warm.

  6. LIPSMACKING LAMB

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the lamb dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the lamb until browned, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter. Remove from the pan, season, and rest for 5 minutes.

  7. SET THE TABLE

    Make up a plate of juicy lamb chops, drizzled with the mustard & thyme sauce. Side with the crispy onion rings and smashed potatoes. Place the dressed salad on the side and finish it off with a scattering of the remaining nuts.

  • Baby Potato - 200g

  • Buttermilk - 75ml

  • Smoky Flour - 45ml

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Fresh Thyme - 3g

  • Tangy Sauce - 15ml

  • Crème Fraîche - 30ml

  • Salad Leaves - 20g

  • Piquanté Peppers - 10g

  • Almonds - 10g

  • Onion - 1

  • Free-range Lamb Leg Chops - 175g

  1. BOILED BABY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the rinsed baby potatoes in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until easily pierced with a fork but still firm, 10-15 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. SMOKY BUTTERMILK BATTER

    Place the buttermilk in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add 3⁄4 of the smoky flour and seasoning. Mix until a thick batter forms. If too thick, add water in 10ml increments until desired consistency.

  3. SMASHED SPUDS & SALAD

    Spread the parboiled potatoes on a lightly greased roasting tray. Using a fork, gently press down, splitting the skin, but keeping them in one piece. Drizzle with oil and season. Roast in the oven until crispy, 15-20 minutes. In a bowl, toss the rinsed leaves with the drained peppers, ½ the nuts, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.

  4. CREAMY, TANGY THYME SAUCE

    Return the pan to medium-high heat. Add the grated garlic and the rinsed thyme sprigs, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Pour in the tangy sauce and simmer until slightly reduced, 30-60 seconds (shifting occasionally). Remove from the heat, discard the thyme sprigs, mix through the crème fraîche, and season. Loosen with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Place in a bowl, cover, and set aside.

  5. THE CRISPIEST ONION RINGS

    Place a pot over medium-high heat with 4-5 cm of oil. Toss the onion rings in the remaining flour. When the oil is hot, dip the onion rings in the buttermilk batter, allowing the excess to drip off, and carefully lower into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 1–2 minutes (shifting halfway). Drain on paper towel. Place in the oven to keep warm.

  6. LIPSMACKING LAMB

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the lamb dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the lamb until browned, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter. Remove from the pan, season, and rest for 5 minutes.

  7. SET THE TABLE

    Make up a plate of juicy lamb chops, drizzled with the mustard & thyme sauce. Side with the crispy onion rings and smashed potatoes. Place the dressed salad on the side and finish it off with a scattering of the remaining nuts.

  • Baby Potato - 400g

  • Buttermilk - 150ml

  • Smoky Flour - 90ml

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Fresh Thyme - 5g

  • Tangy Sauce - 30ml

  • Crème Fraîche - 60ml

  • Salad Leaves - 40g

  • Piquanté Peppers - 20g

  • Almonds - 20g

  • Onion - 1

  • Free-range Lamb Leg Chops - 350g

  1. BOILED BABY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the rinsed baby potatoes in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until easily pierced with a fork but still firm, 15-20 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. SMOKY BUTTERMILK BATTER

    Place the buttermilk in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add 3⁄4 of the smoky flour and seasoning. Mix until a thick batter forms. If too thick, add water in 10ml increments until desired consistency.

  3. SMASHED SPUDS & SALAD

    Spread the parboiled potatoes on a lightly greased roasting tray. Using a fork, gently press down, splitting the skin, but keeping them in one piece. Drizzle with oil and season. Roast in the oven until crispy, 15-20 minutes. In a bowl, toss the rinsed leaves with the drained peppers, ½ the nuts, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.

  4. CREAMY, TANGY THYME SAUCE

    Return the pan to medium-high heat. Add the grated garlic and the rinsed thyme sprigs, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Pour in the tangy sauce and simmer until slightly reduced, 30-60 seconds (shifting occasionally). Remove from the heat, discard the thyme sprigs, mix through the crème fraîche, and season. Loosen with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Place in a bowl, cover, and set aside.

  5. THE CRISPIEST ONION RINGS

    Place a pot over medium-high heat with 4-5 cm of oil. Toss the onion rings in the remaining flour. When the oil is hot, dip the onion rings in the buttermilk batter, allowing the excess to drip off, and carefully lower into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 1–2 minutes (shifting halfway). Drain on paper towel. Place in the oven to keep warm.

  6. LIPSMACKING LAMB

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the lamb dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the lamb until browned, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter. Remove from the pan, season, and rest for 5 minutes.

  7. SET THE TABLE

    Make up a plate of juicy lamb chops, drizzled with the mustard & thyme sauce. Side with the crispy onion rings and smashed potatoes. Place the dressed salad on the side and finish it off with a scattering of the remaining nuts.

  • Baby Potato - 600g

  • Buttermilk - 225ml

  • Smoky Flour - 140ml

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Fresh Thyme - 8g

  • Tangy Sauce - 45ml

  • Crème Fraîche - 90ml

  • Salad Leaves - 60g

  • Piquanté Peppers - 30g

  • Almonds - 30g

  • Onions - 2

  • Free-range Lamb Leg Chops - 525g

  1. BOILED BABY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the rinsed baby potatoes in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until easily pierced with a fork but still firm, 15-20 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. SMOKY BUTTERMILK BATTER

    Place the buttermilk in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add 3⁄4 of the smoky flour and seasoning. Mix until a thick batter forms. If too thick, add water in 10ml increments until desired consistency.

  3. SMASHED SPUDS & SALAD

    Spread the parboiled potatoes on a lightly greased roasting tray. Using a fork, gently press down, splitting the skin, but keeping them in one piece. Drizzle with oil and season. Roast in the oven until crispy, 15-20 minutes. In a bowl, toss the rinsed leaves with the drained peppers, ½ the nuts, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.

  4. CREAMY, TANGY THYME SAUCE

    Return the pan to medium-high heat. Add the grated garlic and the rinsed thyme sprigs, and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Pour in the tangy sauce and simmer until slightly reduced, 30-60 seconds (shifting occasionally). Remove from the heat, discard the thyme sprigs, mix through the crème fraîche, and season. Loosen with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Place in a bowl, cover, and set aside.

  5. THE CRISPIEST ONION RINGS

    Place a pot over medium-high heat with 4-5 cm of oil. Toss the onion rings in the remaining flour. When the oil is hot, dip the onion rings in the buttermilk batter, allowing the excess to drip off, and carefully lower into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 1–2 minutes (shifting halfway). Drain on paper towel. Place in the oven to keep warm.

  6. LIPSMACKING LAMB

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the lamb dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the lamb until browned, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter. Remove from the pan, season, and rest for 5 minutes.

  7. SET THE TABLE

    Make up a plate of juicy lamb chops, drizzled with the mustard & thyme sauce. Side with the crispy onion rings and smashed potatoes. Place the dressed salad on the side and finish it off with a scattering of the remaining nuts.

  • Baby Potato - 800g

  • Buttermilk - 300ml

  • Smoky Flour - 180ml

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Fresh Thyme - 10g

  • Tangy Sauce - 60ml

  • Crème Fraîche - 125ml

  • Salad Leaves - 80g

  • Piquanté Peppers - 40g

  • Almonds - 40g

  • Onions - 2

  • Free-range Lamb Leg Chops - 700g

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