Lamb Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 small bell pepper (green or red bell, seeded and finely chopped, or use half a pepper of both!)
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
• 1 lb smoked ham, finely chopped
• 1 cup whole wheat crackers or 1 cup saltine crackers, crushed
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, slighty beaten
• salt and black pepper (i use about 1/2 teaspoon salt)
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup dijon mustard
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 3 add in onions and bell pepper/s; cook until veggies are tender, stirring occasionally (about 8-10 minutes) then cool the mixture completely.
• 4 in a large bowl mix together ground lamb, ham, crushed crackers, milk, eggs, pepper, salt and the cooled onion/pepper mixture; mix well to combine.
• 5 shape into an approx 9x5-inch loaf, and place onto a shallow greased baking pan.
• 6 using a long knife, make shallow criss-cross (diamond) pattern in the top of of loaf.
• 7 bake for 30 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile for the glaze blend the orange marmalade, dijon mustard and brown sugar in a small bowl.
• 9 after 30 minutes of baking remove from oven and drizzle about 1/3 cup glaze over loaf and return to oven to bake for another 15 minutes.
• 10 after 15 minutes, drizzle the remaining glaze over loaf and bake for about another 22-25 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf reads 165°f.
• 11 transfer the loaf to a platter; let stand for 10 minutes.
• 12 pour the pan juices into a small bowl and whisk to blend.
• 13 slice the loaf and serve with the pan juices.
• 14 delicious!