Traeger Grilled Lamb Chops with Blackberry Pan Sauce
Tender lamb loin chops are grilled on the Traeger until medium rare and served with a flavorful pan sauce of blackberries, wine and butter. The perfect elevated weeknight dinner.
Equipment
- Traeger Ranger grill
- Cutting board and knife
- Instant read thermometer
- Saucepan or small frying pan
Ingredients
- 3 bone-in lamb loin chops
- 3 tbsp Smoke Junkie seasoning
- 3 tbsp Banner Butter Blackberry & Basil compound butter
- 1/2 cup fresh blackberries
- 4 tbsp finely chopped red onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp prepared horseradish
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup red wine
Instructions
- Preheat your Traeger Ranger to 425* and place grill grates in the grill. Allow the grill to get very hot.
- While the grill preheats, prepare the lamb chops by patting them dry with a paper towel after unwrapping them.
- Season the chops all over with my Smoke Junkie seasoning and allow the meat to sweat for 5-10 minutes.
- Cook the lamb chops on the preheated grill, creating strong grill marks.
- To get an excellent grill-mark grid, turn the meat 90* while cooking on one side, which will give you a grid.
- Grill the lamb chops on one side for about 5-7 minutes, then flip and repeat.
- Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes on the second side until grill marks are achieved and the interior temperature of the meat reaches about 135*.
- Pull the chops from the grill and tent loosely with foil on a plate.
- While the meat rests, create the pan sauce.
- In a small skillet, saute 2/3 of the butter with the finely chopped onion and crushed garlic until just translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the prepared horseradish sauce, then the sugar and the whole blackberries.
- Cook for 2 minutes on medium heat, and then add the wine and bring to a quick boil.
- Using a spoon or spatula, gently crush or cut the berries into smaller pieces.
- Continue cooking for 2-4 minutes until the wine reduces slightly.
- Remove the sauce from the heat of the stove and stir in the remaining 1/3 of the butter until smooth.
- Arrange the grilled chops on a serving platter and top with the blackberry pan sauce.
- Serve your Traeger grilled lamb chops with blackberry pan sauce immediately and enjoy!