Lamb Tenderloin With Cranberry Stuffing

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs lamb tenderloin (2 to 3 pieces)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 3 cups breadcrumbs
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 to make the stuffing, melt the butter in a large saucepan and saute the onion until tender but do not brown.
• 2 stir in the cranberries, celery seed, sage, thyme and allspice.
• 3 add the breadcrumbs and stir until evenly mixed.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 cut the tenderloins lengthwise but do not cut right through.
• 6 the meat should open like a book.
• 7 pound lightly with a cleaver or rolling pin to flatten slightly.
• 8 spread the stuffing on one side of the meat, fold the other side over the stuffing and tie with cotton string.
• 9 place the meat on a rack in a roasting pan.
• 10 rub with butter.
• 11 bake in a preheated 325 degree f oven for 20 to 30 minutes to the pound for approximately 1 hour.
• 12 baste several times with the pan juices.
• 13 let stand for 10 minutes before serving.