Lamb Medallions With Cranberries And Apples

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 (1 lb) lamb tenderloin, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced peeled apple
• 3/4 cup fresh cranberries
• fresh sage sprig (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl and stir well.
• 2 cut lamb crosswise into 8 pieces.
• 3 flatten each piece to 3/4-inch thick using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• 4 coat each piece with flour, shaking off excess.
• 5 heat 3 teaspoons olive oil in a large non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• 6 add lamb and saute 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• 7 remove from pan.
• 8 add 1 teaspoon oil to pan.
• 9 add onion, cover, reduce heat, and cook 5 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently.
• 10 return lamb to pan; add juice mixture, apple and cranberries.
• 11 bring to a simmer, cover and cook 3 minutes or until cranberries pop and lamb is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
• 12 garnich with sage sprigs.