Kastaleta Ghanam

Description
Spiced lamb chops
 * Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * 2 cups butter
 * 4 pinches cloves
 * 2 tsp Lebanese spice
 * 4 tbsp freshly chopped mint
 * 1 tsp ground cardamom
 * 4 tbsp freshly chopped flat-leaved parsley
 * 3 tsp ground ginger
 * 4 garlic clove, crushed
 * 1 tsp ground nutmeg
 * 48 trimmed loin lamb chops
 * 1 gram pinch coriander
 * salt and pepper to taste

Lebanese spice mix

 * 16 part ground cinnamon
 * 4 part ground cloves
 * 4 part ground chile
 * 4 part green cardamom pods

Directions

 * 1) Melt the butter over low heat.
 * 2) Add the spices, mint, parsley, stir once or twice, then remove from heat.
 * 3) Stir in the crushed garlic and leave for at least one hour for the flavors to mingle.
 * 4) Season the lamb chops to taste.
 * 5) Melt the butter mixture if it has congealed, and brush the meat with it.
 * 6) Cook the chops under a preheated broiler for about 6 – 8 minutes a side, until the outside is well-browned but the inside is still pink.
 * 7) Put on plates and pour the remaining seasoned butter over them.