Pan seared lamb chops topped with compound butter. These lamb chops are ridiculously easy to make, but equally ridiculously delicious!

To begin, in a small bowl combine 2 cloves of grated garlic, a tablespoon of oregano, 2 teaspoons of cumin, 1 teaspoon each of smoked paprika and hot paprika.

Add in 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Stir those together into a paste.

Spoon a little of the paste on each of 10 little lamb rib chops.

Rub it over the chops and repeat on the other side.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

For the compound butter, start with 4 tablespoons of room temperature butter.

Very finely mince 3 tablespoons of shallot. Add it to the butter.

Warm up 2 tablespoons of cognac… 5 seconds in a microwave ought to do it.

Add in the warm cognac and whisk these together until the cognac is blended completely into the butter.

Stick this in the fridge until dinner time.

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.

In a large skillet, preferably cast iron, heat a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil over medium high heat. Depending on your chops, you may need two skillets to do this. That is what I did because I wanted the chops all done at the same time.

Place your chops in the skillet(s) and cook for 2-3 minutes or until beautifully browned.

Turn over and brown the other side. When browned, slide the skillet into your oven and bake the chops for 4-8 more minutes depending on how done you like them. For rare, cook until they are at 125 degrees internally, 135 degrees for medium.