Lamb Tenderloin With Strawberry Loquat Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lamb tenderloin (trimmed of excess fat)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mild olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup loquats (peeled,seeded & quartered)
• 1/2 cup fresh strawberries (hulled & quartered)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (or splenda)
• 1/4 cup madeira wine

Recipe

• 1 cut the lamb tenderloin in half so that in fits into a medium sized skillet.
• 2 season lamb with salt & pepper to taste.
• 3 heat the olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon of butter in skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add tenderloin, brown on all sides for about 2 minutes, cover skillet and reduce to low heat.
• 5 cook tenderloin until it registers 150°f on a meat thermometer.
• 6 remove tenderloin from skillet and cover to keep warm.
• 7 drain excess fat from skillet.
• 8 add loquats, strawberries and sugar to skillet and sauté just until fruits are soft, about 30 seconds.
• 9 stir in madeira wine with wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• 10 add meat juices from the tenderloin to the skillet and simmer for 1 minute.
• 11 add remaining butter to skillet and stir until melted, then remove from heat.
• 12 slice tenderloin into 1/4 inch thick slices, place on warmed serving platter and spoon fruit sauce over meat.
• 13 serve immediately.