Spice- Crusted Lamb Tenderloins With Banana- Date Chutney

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium red onion, peeled and diced small
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped pitted dates (about 10 medium dates)
• 2 bananas, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced into half-circles about 1/2 inch thick (ripe but firm)
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh mint
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 (12 -14 ounce) lamb tenderloin
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 3 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 chutney:.
• 2 in a small saucepan, heat oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking; add the onions and saute', stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes, until soft.
• 3 add the ginger and dates and saute' for 1 minute more, stirring a couple of times; add the bananas, red pepper flakes, molasses, and lemon juice, bring to a boil and simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated (about 7-10 minutes).
• 4 remove from heat, stir in the mint, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 tenderloins:.
• 6 sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• 7 combine olive oil, garlic, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and cinnamon and mix well; coat tenderloins generously with this mixture.
• 8 grill over a hot fire, turning once or twice, until they develop a nice brown, crusty sear on the outside (about 5 minutes); once they are well seared, move to a side of the grill where the heat is low.
• 9 cook, turning occasionally, for 10 to 12 minutes (mine took longer, but they were on the large side for tenderloins); the meat should be light pink in the center.
• 10 remove from grill and let rest for 5 minutes; slice on the bias and serve with banana-date chutney.
• 11 note: the chutney will keep, covered and refrigerated, for about a week.