Tiny Rib Lamb Chops With Minted Dipping Sauce

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-1/3 c. white wine vinegar
-1/4 c. sugar
-1/4 c. plus 1 tsp. minced fresh mint
-12 single New Zealand baby rib lamb chops (about 1 lb.)
-1 garlic clove, halved crosswise
-1/2 tsp. dried thyme
-White pepper
Have the butcher French the chops; i.e. scrape the meat down to the eye so most of the bone is clear. Rub each chop [...]