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A white platter filled with lamb chops.
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Instant Pot Lamb Chops Recipe

Whip up a batch of these asian inspired lamb chops, made quickly and easially in the instant pot!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Additional Time4 hours 30 minutes
Total Time4 hours 51 minutes
Course: Instant Pot
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4
Calories: 510kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Ingredients

  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Sambal chili paste
  • 1 pound 8-10 lamb chops
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together in a bowl brown sugar, ground ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sambal paste.
    A blue bowl with sauce and whisk.
  • Place lamb chops in a gallon-sized zip-top plastic bag and pour half of the marinade over the chops.
    Lamb chops in a ziplock bag.
  • Reserve rest of the marinade in the fridge for later.
  • Seal and massage ingredients together.
  • Marinate lamb chops in the fridge 4 to 24 hours.
  • Press the saute button on the instant pot and add olive oil.
  • Remove the marinated lamb chops from the bag and place in the hot oil.
    Lamb chops inside instant pot.
  • Sear lamb chops for 2 minutes, flip, and sear another 2 minutes.
  • Pour the chicken broth into the instant pot and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Turn the instant pot off.
  • Whisk in the reserved marinade.
  • Close the lid and set the pressure release valve to sealing.
  • Press the manual or pressure cook button and set it to 2 minutes on high pressure.
  • Natural pressure release.
  • Once all of the pressure is released, remove the lid, and take out the lamb chops (leave the sauce). Let them rest on a plate for a few minutes.
  • Turn the instant pot on saute and bring the sauce to a boil. Let it cook, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
  • Serve lamb chops drizzled with sauce and sesame seeds.

    Lamb chops on a platter with blue striped towel in background.

Notes

Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator, up to 2 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 2lamb chops | Calories: 510kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 4022mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 92g