Apple Stuffed Lamb Loin With Raspberry Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups cored and chopped tart apples
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 5 cups dry bread cubes
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 (3 -4 lb) single boneless lamb loin roast
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 1 dash salt & pepper
• 2 cups fresh raspberries
• 1/2 cup apricot nectar
• 1/2 cup red currant jelly
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, cook onion and celery in butter until tender.
• 2 add apples, allspice and cardamom; cook, uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 in large bowl, combine apple mixture with bread and raisins; toss gently until bread is coated.
• 4 preheat oven to 325°.
• 5 trim excess fat from meat and split lengthwise almost through.
• 6 spoon about half of the stuffing over the meat; fold and tie with string to secure.
• 7 place remaining stuffing in 1-quart baking dish.
• 8 place meat on rack in a 17x12-inch roasting pan.
• 9 sprinkle with garlic powder, pepper and salt.
• 10 insert meat thermometer.
• 11 roast meat, uncovered, 60-70 minutes or until thermometer registers 160-170°.
• 12 cover and heat remaining stuffing during the last 40 minutes of roasting.
• 13 to serve, slice lamb, serve with additional stuffing and raspberry sauce.
• 14 to prepare raspberry sauce:.
• 15 in medium saucepan, combine raspberries, nectar, jelly, brandy and honey (if choosing not to use brandy, you can use apple juice).
• 16 over low heat, stirring frequently, cook until mixture boils.
• 17 strain to remove seeds; return mixture to saucepan.
• 18 in small bowl, combine cornstarch and water; add to raspberry mixture.
• 19 makes about 1-3/4 cup sauce.