These Grilled Lamb Lollipops are made with only salt, grilled to perfection, and served with mint jelly on the side if you wish.
This is such an easy recipe if you have a rack of lamb chops and are ready to get your grill on. You can make lamb chops on the grill, cast iron skillet, or even an air fryer. Once you try these lamb chops you will never grill them any other way. Save money and make them at home!
Divide the rack of lambs into individual chops by cutting between ribs with smooth, single stroke. If you don’t get through in one stroke, place it back in the seam and try again. Do not saw back and forth.
If you love this recipe, feel free to try my Ranchera Meat and my Pork Birria Tacos.
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Ingredients
You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:
- Lamb chops
- Olive oil
- Sea salt
- Mint jelly
See recipe card for Grilled Lamb Lollipops quantities.
Instructions
For best flavor, make sure to salt the lamb chops 2 hours prior to grilling. Preheat the grill to 400°F.
Place the individual rack of lambs on an aluminum pan and drizzle with olive oil. Cook in the grill for 4-6 minutes (depending on the thickness of the chops) with the lid down.
Take the chops out and place directly on the grill to sear for 1-2 minute on each side, until the internal temperature reaches 135°F.
Allow the lamb chops to rest on a plate covered with aluminum foil for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with mint jelly.
Substitutions
Lamb chops: The lamb chops are necessary for this, although you can buy the whole rack and individually slice them or buy them pre sliced for you.
Olive oil: I would get extra virgin olive oil for best quality oil. You could also use vegetable, canola or sunflower oil.
Salt: If you use kosher salt, use less of it. If you use thick sea salt, you can generously salt the lamb chops.
Jelly: Mint jelly is use a lot when it comes to eating lamb chops. You can use any flavor jelly you want.
Variations
Cooking is a chance to be creative! Have fun with it and feel free to make your own variation.
- Spicy - add chili pepper flakes with the salt before grilling for a nice spicy kick.
- Deluxe - serve with rice, broccoli or pasta.
- Kid friendly - add crushed potato chips (ketchup chips!)
Check out this Roasted Leg of Lamb.
Equipment
Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Stone bakeware takes longer to heat up than metal pans, and also retain heat for longer, which could make the recipe more watery, or burnt on the outsides.
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Storage
This will be good in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.
Top tip
Do not overcook the lambs. The chops are rare at 120°F, medium rare at 125°F, medium at 130°F, and well done at 145°F and higher. Use a meat thermometer to measure this.
Grilled Lamb Lollipops
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
These Grilled Lamb Lollipops are made with only salt, grilled to perfection, and served with mint jelly on the side if you wish.
Ingredients
- 12 lamb chops
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Sea salt
- Mint Jelly
Instructions
For grilling:
- For best flavor, make sure to salt the lamb chops 2 hours prior to grilling.
- Preheat the grill to 400°F.
- Place the individual rack of lambs on an aluminum pan and drizzle with olive oil. Cook in the grill for 4-6 minutes (depending on the thickness of the chops) with the lid down.
- Take the chops out and place directly on the grill to sear for 1-2 minute on each side, until the internal temperature reaches 135°F.
- Allow the lamb chops to rest on a plate covered with aluminum foil for 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve with mint jelly
For cast iron:
- Salt the lamb chops 2 hours prior to cooking.
- Heat ¼ cup oil in a cast iron over high heat until just starting to smoke. Fry for 3-4 minutes, in batches, depending on thickness until done to your liking.
- Allow the lamb chops to rest on a plate covered with aluminum foil for 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve with mint jelly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 234.7
- Sugar: 0.0 g
- Sodium: 259.8 mg
- Fat: 8.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 2.6 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 35.0 g
- Cholesterol: 108.9 mg
Food safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Ava Devy
This is so perfectly grilled and delicious. I loved every single bite!
★★★★★