Sausage-Wrapped Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter

Name: Sausage-Wrapped Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 8-rib rack of lamb, frenched, trimmed of all fat, cut into 4 double chops; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon butter; 1/4 cup chopped shallots; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 4 ounces ground lamb; 4 ounces ground pork; 1 large egg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon brandy; 1 teaspoon Madeira; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; Tapenade Butter (click for recipe)

By Michael Lachowicz of Le Francais in Wheeling IL

August 31, 2004

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