5 Spice Lamb W/ Spinach

This meal is simply delicious. There is a serious lack of Middle Eastern restaurants around here and this helps to satiate my cravings.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon ground cumin
• 1  tablespoon ground coriander
• 1  tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1  tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1  teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 (8 ounce)  lamb loin chops
•  salt
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 5  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3  medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 1  lb  cleaned bagged spinach, tough ends removed

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix spices. Season the lamb w/ salt and drizzle w/ olive oil. Coat both sides of the chops w/ the spices.
2. In a very large skillet, heat the 1/4 cup of olive oil until shimmering. Add the chops and cook over moderate heat until browned and medium-rare, about 7 minutes per side.
3. Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, melt the butter. Add the shallots and cook over moderate heat until softened & golden. Add handfuls of spinach to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring and adding more spinach after each batch wilts. Season w/ salt , mound on plates and serve w/ lamb.
4. MMM!