Lamb Tenderloin With Caramelized Pears And Onions

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs lamb tenderloin, cut and trimmed into 1-inch-thick slices
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 firm pears, peeled, halved, cored and sliced
• 1 large yellow onion, halved and sliced
• 1 sprig thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 pound lamb into 1/4 inch thickness between plastic wrap or wax paper.
• 2 melt 3 tablespoons butter in large saute' pan and add pears, onions and thyme. salt and pepper to taste. let cook until pears turn golden and onion is soft.
• 3 in another pan, melt 1 tablespoons butter and add one layer of lamb slices. salt and pepper lamb. cook lamb about 2 minutes per side, or until just cooked through and a nice crust starts to form (you will have to cook lamb in batches).
• 4 arrange lamb on a serving platter and slather the pear-onion mixture over the top.