Granny's Buttermilk Fried Lamb Chops

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 center-cut lamb chops (standard cut approx 1/2 inch thick)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• cooking oil
• seasoning salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle both sides of lamb chops lightly with seasoning salt. i like garlic & pepper seasoning salt, but lawry's is good, so is old bay.
• 2 place chops into a ziplock bag and pour in the buttermilk. squeeze air out of the bag before you close it, and mush it around a little to make sure that all chops are coated with the buttermilk. let stand in the fridge for several hours.
• 3 in a pie plate, mix together flour, 1/8 tsp black pepper, and 1/2 tsp seasoning salt. more or less to your taste.
• 4 heat oil in a large heavy frying pan to medium high heat. oil should reach slightly less than 1/2 inch deep in the pan.
• 5 dip buttermilk coated chops in flour mixture making sure that it is completely coated. repeat with all chops.
• 6 when oil is hot, add chops and let cook uncovered for about 2 minutes. turn down heat to medium low and let cook uncovered until bottoms are browned and red juices start to accumulate over the bones.
• 7 turn over with tongs, cover pan with a lid, then turn down heat slightly and let cook until browned on the bottoms.
• 8 transfer to a sheet of crinkled foil. wrap foil loosely around chops and let rest for about 5 minutes.