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Justin Bonello shares his tips for the perfect chops

Food24 and Justin Bonello got together for a lekker braai where Justin shared some brilliant tips and tricks.

I’m totally sold on this way of cooking lamb chops on the braai. I tasted them myself on the day of shooting, they were simply amazing!

Watch this short video of him and Jennifer Sanasie to find out how he does them.

What are your braai ‘tjoppie’ tips and tricks? Do share them in the comments box below.

If you like to jazz things up a bit, here are 10 recipes for delicious side dishes, marinades, salads and sauces to go with those juicy, fat chops.

German potato salad with a beer dressing – Crunchy onion and bacon with a delicious spicy beer dressing.

Braai toasties with cheese and tomato chilli jam – Rustic but uber delicious with any braai.

Cheese and aubergine oven bake – A winner next to those juicy chops.

Caprese lamb stacks – Braai these babies and then make an interesting stack with mozzarella, tomato and basil.

7 potato bakes – Potato bakes are just too good, so I’ve given you 7 to choose from.

Creamy bacon potato salad – Super simple to make and is a great companion to any braai.

Mustard and thyme marinade – Sit your ‘tjoppies’ in these flavours overnight or for at least 4 hours.

Butternut, beetroot and avo salad – A big and bold salad with lots of healthy flavours.

Herby lamb chops with a red wine sauce – Try this sophisticated red wine sauce.

Jewelled cauliflower salad – An absolutely stunning salad that has the ‘wow’ factor.