IN ITALIAN "SCOTTADITO" MEANS "FINGER-BURNING", AN APT DESCRIPTION FOR THESE LITTLE RIB CHOPS WHICH ARE PAN-GRILLED ON HIGH HEAT -- SCORCHED REALLY -- AND SERVED WITH NOTHING MORE THAN LEMON WEDGES. THE PREP FOR THIS RECIPE TAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES; COOKING THEM, FIVE. AND EVEN IF THEY BURN YOUR FINGERS, THEY'RE KIND OF IRRESISTIBLE.
A COUPLE OF HOURS AHEAD OF TIME, PEEL AND CUT ONIONS IN HALF LENGTHWISE. THEN SLICE THEM INTO 1/4-INCH HALF MOONS. CUT ONE LEMON LENGTHWISE, THEN SLICE INTO 1/4-INCH HALF MOONS.
ROUGHLY CHOPS THE GARLIC CLOVES.
SALT AND PEPPER THE LAMB CHOPS. PLACE IN A BOWL WITH ONIONS, GARLIC, THYME AND ROSEMARY.
DRIZZLE WITH OLIVE OIL AND TOSS WITH YOUR HANDS SO THE ONIONS, GARLIC, HERBS AND OLIVE OIL. COVER AND ALLOW TO SIT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE UNTIL READY TO COOK.
WARM YOUR SERVING PLATTER ON A VERY LOW HEAT IN THE OVEN.
HEAT A LARGE, PREFERABLY CAST IRON FRYING PAN OR GRIDDLE OVER HIGH HEAT FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES.
LAY THE CHOPS IN THE PAN WITHOUT CROWDING. BROWN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES ON EACH SIDE, PRESSING DOWN WITH A SPATULA SO THEY REALLY SEAR. WHEN THE FIRST DROPS OF BLOOD APPEAR ON THE SURFACE OF THE CHOPS, THEY'RE RARE. REMOVE TO THE SERVING PLATTER AND COOK THE REMAINDER OF THE CHOPS.
SLICE A LEMON INTO EIGHT WEDGES AND SCATTER ON TOP OF THE CHOPS.
SERVES 4-6
Ingredients
Directions
A COUPLE OF HOURS AHEAD OF TIME, PEEL AND CUT ONIONS IN HALF LENGTHWISE. THEN SLICE THEM INTO 1/4-INCH HALF MOONS. CUT ONE LEMON LENGTHWISE, THEN SLICE INTO 1/4-INCH HALF MOONS.
ROUGHLY CHOPS THE GARLIC CLOVES.
SALT AND PEPPER THE LAMB CHOPS. PLACE IN A BOWL WITH ONIONS, GARLIC, THYME AND ROSEMARY.
DRIZZLE WITH OLIVE OIL AND TOSS WITH YOUR HANDS SO THE ONIONS, GARLIC, HERBS AND OLIVE OIL. COVER AND ALLOW TO SIT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE UNTIL READY TO COOK.
WARM YOUR SERVING PLATTER ON A VERY LOW HEAT IN THE OVEN.
HEAT A LARGE, PREFERABLY CAST IRON FRYING PAN OR GRIDDLE OVER HIGH HEAT FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES.
LAY THE CHOPS IN THE PAN WITHOUT CROWDING. BROWN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES ON EACH SIDE, PRESSING DOWN WITH A SPATULA SO THEY REALLY SEAR. WHEN THE FIRST DROPS OF BLOOD APPEAR ON THE SURFACE OF THE CHOPS, THEY'RE RARE. REMOVE TO THE SERVING PLATTER AND COOK THE REMAINDER OF THE CHOPS.
SLICE A LEMON INTO EIGHT WEDGES AND SCATTER ON TOP OF THE CHOPS.
SERVES 4-6
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