Lamb Tenderloin With Apples And Onions

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 medium red apples, halved and cored, each cut into 8 wedges
• 1 large red onion, halved and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• coarse salt
• ground pepper
• 2 (12 ounce) lamb tenderloin

Recipe

• 1 place one oven rack in top third of oven, and another rack in bottom third. preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 make glaze: in a small saucepan, bring vinegar and maple syrup to a boil over high heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture has reduced to 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat; transfer 1 tablespoon to a small bowl for drizzling, and set aside. reserve the rest of the glaze in saucepan.
• 4 on a large rimmed baking sheet, toss apples and onion with oil. season with salt and pepper; arrange in a single layer, and roast until golden, about 15 minutes. remove from oven and toss.
• 5 meanwhile, line another rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; place lamb on foil. season generously with salt and pepper; brush with glaze from saucepan.
• 6 return apples and onion to oven, on bottom rack. place lamb on top rack; roast 10 minutes. remove lamb from oven; brush with glaze (discard any remaining in pan).
• 7 roast until lamb registers 150 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, and apples and onion are tender, about 10 minutes more.
• 8 transfer lamb to a cutting board, and let rest 10 minutes.
• 9 slice 1/4 inch thick; drizzle with reserved tablespoon glaze. serve with apples, onion.