Grilled Red Wine Lamb Chops (燒烤紅酒羊扒, Siu1 Haau1 Hung4 Zau2 Joeng4 Paa4)

This is an easy to make grilled lamb chop recipe. The recipe uses the same marinade that was used in the Grilled Red Wine Turkey Wings (燒烤紅酒火雞翼, Siu¹ Haau¹ Hung⁴ Zau² Fo² Gai¹ Jik⁶) recipe. The marinade is very simple and consists mainly of soy sauce and red wine, ingredients that are easily obtainable. While I didn’t add black pepper for this recipe, the lamb chops are even tastier if the lamb is coated with freshly ground pepper before grilling (after discarding the marinade).

Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 lb.	1 kg.	Lamb chops (羊扒, joeng4 paa4)
½ in.	5 mm.	Knob of ginger (薑, goeng1), crushed in a garlic press
4 cloves	4 cloves	Garlic (蒜, syun3), crushed in a garlic press
½ cup	125 ml.	Soy sauce (豉油, si6 jau4)
½ cup	125 ml.	Red wine (紅酒, hung4 zau2)
½ tsp.	2.5 ml.	Ground white pepper (白胡椒, baak6 wu4 ziu1)
1 Tbs.	15 ml.	Sesame oil (麻油, maa4 jau4)
		Freshly ground black pepper (黑椒, hak1 ziu1), enough to coat the lamb chops (optional)

 

Equipment

4 qt.	3.8 L.	Covered bowl
		Tongs and an oil coated paper towel
22.5 in.	57 cm.	Covered charcoal or gas grill (or larger)

 

Instructions

1. Marinate the lamb chops in a covered container up to 48 hours, turning every 24 hours, in the refrigerator with the ginger and garlic crushed in a garlic press, soy sauce, red wine, ground white pepper, and sesame oil. Take the lamb chops out of the refrigerator at least one hour before cooking. Discard the marinade and optionally coat the lamb chops with freshly ground black pepper.
2. Prepare the charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking following the manufacturer’s instructions. Light the charcoal or preheat the gas grill accordingly. Soak the wood for smoking (pecan goes well with this dish) for one hour if desired. I use dry and not soaked wood.
3. If using a charcoal grill, arrange the lighted coals on one half of the grill. The side of the grill with the coals (the “hot” side) will used to grill the lamb chops and the side without the coals (the “cool” side) will be used for smoking. For a gas grill, follow the manufacturer’s instructions as to which burners to leave on for indirect cooking. Clean the grill grate and then, using tongs and a paper towel coated with oil, lubricate the grate to prevent the lamb chops from sticking. Put the smoking wood onto the coals or as per the instructions for the gas grill.
4. Place the lamb chops on the hot side of the grill and cook for 1½-2 minutes uncovered before turning the lamb chops over to grill the opposite side for another 1½-2 minutes. Move the lamb chops to the cool side of the grill (bone side down), cover, and smoke the lamb chops for 3 minutes. Uncover and remove the lamb chops from the grill, and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving. The temperature of your fire and previous experience with your grill will determine the total cooking time for the lamb chops to produce medium-rare results.