Apple Cream Lamb Tenderloin

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lamb tenderloin
• 6 tablespoons half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons cream sherry
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 3 apples, cored and thinly sliced (golden delicious, fuji, or melrose preferred)
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 place lamb in a shallow roasting pan.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, combine half and half, sherry, dijon mustard, and horseradish; brush half of this mixture over the lamb.
• 4 bake the lamb, uncovered, basting with remaining cream mixture, until lamb is done to your preference (up to 45 minutes for 155-160 degrees).
• 5 meanwhile, melt butter in skillet; add onions and apples; saute until soft, about 15 minutes.
• 6 place lamb on platter and keep warm.
• 7 pour pan drippings and remaining cream/baste into skillet with onions, bring to a boil, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 serve sauce with sliced lamb when serving.