Marinated Lamb Chops With Mint-Cherry Sauce

Salt and pepper lamb shoulder chops and lay in a shallow casserole dish large enough to accommodate all chops in a single layer. Wash several sprigs of mint and mince the leaves. Mix with R.W. Knudsen Just Tart Cherry Juice and pour over the meat. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Grill the meat over medium-hot coals until medium-rare. As the meat cooks, pour the marinade into a saucepan and reduce on the stove until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.

This is one of those instances when a recipe is more a way of doing things than a recitation of exact quantities of necessary ingredients. Really, when it comes down to it, unless you’re baking, exact quantities of ingredients aren’t really required—it’s more a matter of knowing the proper techniques and having an idea of what things match well together. Also, it’s important that key ingredients not be substituted. In this case, the recipe calls for R.W. Knudsen Just Tart Cherry Juice. This shouldn’t be replaced with a sugary cherry juice cocktail, or even Knudsen’s Just Black Cherry Juice. The acidity of the Just Tart Cherry Juice is important to achieving the best results.

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