Lamb Aux Champignons (french Lamb With Mushrooms)

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 800 g lamb tenderloin (2 tenderloins, ea weighing 400 gm)
• olive oil (for frying)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 500 g button mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 whole cloves
• 3 shallots (med size)
• 8 baby onions (use cocktail, pearl or sml boiler size onions ~ your choice)
• 1 small fresh thyme sprig
• 250 ml single cream

Recipe

• 1 cut lamb tenderloins into 1-in thick medallions. heat a little olive oil in a lrg non-stick skillet or frying pan & brown the meat on all sides. season to taste pref w/salt & pepper.
• 2 wipe the mushrooms, slice thinly & add to the frying pan w/the garlic, bay leaf & whole cloves.
• 3 peel the shallots & baby onions. slice the shallots & add them to the frying pan w/the whole baby onions & sprig of thyme. cover & cook for 1 hr over a gentle heat.
• 4 remove bay leaf, cloves & thyme sprig. add cream & bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly to thicken the sauce. season to taste pref & serve immediately w/freshly boiled rice.