Polish Lamb Tenderloin In Apple-onion Sauce & Sauerkraut

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lamb tenderloin
• salt & pepper
• 1 tablespoon lamb seasoning
• flour, to coat
• 1 tablespoon oil, fat or 1 tablespoon butter
• 8 ounces sauerkraut
• onion soup mix, 1/2 packet
• 1 cup applesauce or 2 apples
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 cup apple juice, separated in half

Recipe

• 1 *if using fresh apples, peel, core and dice the apples. simmer in a little apple juice or water, covered until soft. mash with a potato masher and you have easy, fresh, homemade applesauce!
• 2 pat lamb loin dry. season generously on both sides with salt & pepper and then with the lamb seasoning. let sit for 15-30 minutes at room temperature
• 3 sprinkle the roast on both sides with flour to coat.
• 4 preheat oven to 325.
• 5 heat oil or butter over medium-high heat, add loin and brown on all sides.
• 6 add undrained sauerkraut to an oven dish and place loin on top.
• 7 add applesauce, onion soup mix, brown sugar and ginger to the skillet used to cook the lamb. mix well and spoon over the top of the lamb.
• 8 pour 1/4 cup of the apple juice to the bottom of the pan, over the sauerkraut.
• 9 cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes, basting halfway through.
• 10 after 30 minutes, remove foil, add the other 1/4 cup of apple juice, baste again and cook for 15 more minutes, uncovered.
• 11 remove from oven and let lamb sit for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• 12 slice and serve over the sauerkraut.