Lamb Meatloaf With Apple

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large apple, peeled,grated (1 cup)
• 1 lb ground lean lamb (or lamb/beef, lamb/chicken blend)
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups soft breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 pinch dried sage
• salt and pepper
• 1 -2 medium chopped onion (1/2 cup)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/4 cups beef or 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped dill
• 1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup apple juice (or wine, if you prefer)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 combine apple, meat, onion, bread crumbs, egg, parsley and sage.
• 3 season with salt and pepper.
• 4 press into an 8" x 4" loaf pan or free-form into a loaf shape.
• 5 bake for 1 hour, drain off any melted fat.
• 6 while meatloaf is baking, start onion gravy by cooking onions in the butter until carmalized, about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how dark you like them.
• 7 stir in the flour, until it looks kind of like a paste.
• 8 add the rest of the ingredients, continually stirring.
• 9 when meatloaf is ready, take it out of the oven and let it sit for approximately 10 minutes.
• 10 slice and serve with onion gravy.
• 11 enjoy!