Brandied Fruit Lamb Tenderloin

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 cup mixed dried fruit (prunes, apricots, raisins, cherries, dates and/or cranberries)
• 1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
• 2 (3/4 lb) lamb tenderloin
• 1 tablespoon herbes de provence
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 5 medium apples, peeled,sliced 1/2 inch thick

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 500 degrees.
• 2 in small saucepan, bring , water, powdered sugar, dried fruit and ginger to a boil over medium-high heat.
• 3 reuce heat to low; simmer 5 to 7 minutes or until fruit is soft.
• 4 rub lamb with herbes de provence; sprinkle wit salt and pepper.
• 5 melt butter in large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
• 6 add lamb; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until browned on all sides.
• 7 place lamb in shllow roasting pan.
• 8 add apples to same skillet.
• 9 cook over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until apples are coated with butter.
• 10 add dried fruit mixture.
• 11 cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until apples are tender.
• 12 pour fruit sauce over lamb.
• 13 bake 10 to 15 minutes or until internal temperature reches 150 degrees.
• 14 remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.