Maple Lamb Medallions

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup mustard, a l'ancienne or 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 lamb tenderloin, cut in 1 inch thick medallions
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup wine or 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
• salt and pepper
• 16 pecans, spiced, roughly chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 marinade: in an hermetic bag, mix all ingredients of the marinade.
• 2 lamb: add lamb and coat well. close the bag. put in the fridge 2 hours or more.
• 3 drain lamb and keep the marinade for later. in a large non-stick skillet, brown medallions in oil and 1 tablespoon butter until pink, 2 to 3 minutes each side. add salt and pepper. set aside on a plate and cover with foil paper.
• 4 deglaze the skillet with the wine and marinade. bring to boil and let reduce by half. remove from the heat and add remaining butter while whisking. adjust seasoning.
• 5 serve medallions and garnish with spiced pecans.