Fruit & Lamb Loaf
- 13 cup dried apricot
- 1 cup water
- 3 leaves silver beet
- 800 g ground lamb
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 spring onion, sliced
- 14 cup sultana
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint
- 1 medium egg, lightly beaten (med-lge)
- 13 cup prune
- Lightly grease a sheet of foil 45cm wide x 60cm long.
- Soak apricots in water for 1 hour.
- Drain apricots, reserve liquid.
- Cut away white stems from silverbeet.
- Bring a large saucepan of water to boil, add leaves, cook for 1 minute; drain.
- Rinse leaves under cold water until cool; drain well.
- Combine lamb mince, onion, spring onion, sultanas, mint, egg and cream in bowl; mix well.
- Slightly overlap silverbeet on foil to make 32cm x 40cm rectangle.
- Spread mince mixture over silver-beet.
- Place apricots and prunes down one long side of mince mixture.
- Roll up from long side into a log shape; twist ends of foil.
- Place on an oven tray.
- Cook in a moderate oven 350F (180C) for about 45 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Thicken reserved water from apricots with two or three teaspoons of cornflour.
- To serve; Cut roll into slices and pour fruit sauce over it.
- To give extra flavour to sauce you could finely chop a couple of the soaked apricots into it.
apricot, water, ground lamb, onion, spring onion, sultana, cream, mint, egg, prune
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruit-lamb-loaf-146062 (may not work)