Lamb Tenderloin With Balsamic-cranberry Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (8 -10 ounce) lamb tenderloin
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup canned whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper.
• 4 sear lamb on all sides, about 2 minutes.
• 5 place skillet with lamb in oven.
• 6 roast lamb until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°f, about 10 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• 8 add onion and rosemary; sauté until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
• 9 add broth, cranberry sauce and vinegar and whisk until cranberry sauce melts, about 2 minutes.
• 10 transfer lamb to work surface.
• 11 scrape any juices from large skillet into cranberry mixture.
• 12 boil until sauce has reduced enough to coat spoon thickly, about 6 minutes.
• 13 season with salt and pepper.
• 14 slice lamb and serve with sauce.