Apple And Orange Stuffed Lamb Chops

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lamb loin chops, at least 1 1/2 inches thick
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 medium apple, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups toasted cubed raisin bread (2 1/2 slices bread)
• 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
• 1 orange, peeled, sectioned and chopped (1/3 cup)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil

Recipe

• 1 cut a pocket in each lamb chop. season cavity with a little salt and pepper. cook celery and apple with butter in a small saucepan until tender, but not brown.
• 2 combine egg, bread cubes, orange peel, chopped orange, salt and cinnamon.
• 3 pour cooked celery and apple over bread cube mixture and toss lightly.
• 4 spoon about 1/3 cup of the stuffing into each lamb chop. fasten pockiet openings with wooden picks.
• 5 in a large skillet brown the chops in hot cooking oil, 3 at a time, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 6 plece chops in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• 7 cover and refrigerate for 3 to 24 hours.
• 8 before serving, bake, covered, in a 350 degree oven for 65 to 70 minutes or until meat is tender. remove the picks and garnish with orange slices.