Icelandic breaded lamb chops with spiced red cabbage

Little lamb chops are coated in breadcrumbs and simply fried. Serve with braised red cabbage and buttered potatoes for an easy dinner party dish.

By Rick Stein
From Rick Stein's Long Weekends

Ingredients

For the red cabbage

  • 60g/2¼oz butter
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 red cabbage(around 750g–1kg/1lb 10oz–2lb 4oz), thinly shredded
  • 1 large Bramley apple, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 50ml/2fl oz red wine vinegar
  • 60g/2¼oz blueberries
  • 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp bramble jelly or jam (or redcurrant jelly)
  • 3 cloves
  • 5cm/2in length cinnamonstick
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1½ tsp salt

For the lamb chops

  • 16 small best-end lamb chops
  • 100g/3½oz plain flour
  • 2 free-range eggs, beaten
  • 100g/3½oz fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 60g/2¼oz butter, for frying
  • 2 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil
  • salt and pepper

To serve

  • new potatoes, boiled
  • knob of butter
  • 1 tsp freshly chopped parsley