Quick & Easy Lamb Chops with Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce

After trying out the simple and delicious Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken, I couldn't wait to try out the other quick and easy recipes found in the 30 Best Fast Recipes Ever, Food & Wine website. This Lamb Chops with Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce recipe caught my eye because of the ingredients used - peanut butter (nutty and creamy..yum), Thai green curry paste (spicy, my fav), fish sauce (tasty!)...a combo of these would definitely yield a very tasty sauce and I was right, the sauce was so so tasty! I was so tempted to just down the whole saucepan of goodness. I added a bit of cordial for some extra sweetness and flavour. This sauce is extremely versatile, you can serve it with any kinds of grilled meat, use it as a dip or like I suggested - down it =P

Ingredients: serves 2
From 30 Best Fast Recipes Ever, Food & Wine website

• 500g (about 5 pieces) lamb steaks

• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 handful parsley
• 1 handful coriander leaves
• 1/3 cup unsalted natural peanut butter
  
• 2 tbs peanut oil
• 2 tbs tomato ketchup
• 1 tbs Thai green curry paste
• 1 tbs fresh lime juice
• 1 tbs Asian fish sauce
• 1 tbs light soy sauce
• 1 tbs Lemongrass and Ginger Cordial (Bottlegreen brand)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Directions:

• Place garlic, parsley and coriander leaves in a food processor, pulse until finely chopped.
• Add all other ingredients (except lamb steaks and water), pulse until a paste is formed.
• Mix together 3 tbs of peanut paste and lamb steaks.
• Pan fry lamb steaks (2 mins each side for pink in the middle).

For peanut sauce:

• Whisk the rest of the peanut paste with 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Warm sauce over low heat.
• Pour sauce over lamb steaks and enjoy! (I served it with some herb and paprika flavoured couscous)