Farmhouse Lamb And Apple Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb bacon, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 3 lbs boneless lamb, cubed
• 3/4 cup flour
• cooking oil (optional)
• 3 tart cooking apples, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup milk
• 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine, divided
• salt and pepper
• snipped fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in an ovenproof 12 inch skillet until crisp. remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• 2 in drippings, saute onions until tender; remove with a slotted spooon and set aside.
• 3 dust lamb lightly with flour. brown a third at a time in drippings, adding oil if needed.
• 4 to lamb, add bacon, onions, apples, sage,nutmeg, salt and pepper. stir in cider and water.
• 5 cover and bake at 325 for 2 hours or until lamb is tender.
• 6 in a saucepan, cook potatoes in boiling water until tender.
• 7 drain, and mash with milk and 3 tablespoons butter.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 remove skillet from oven and spread potatoes over lamb mixture.
• 10 melt remaining butter; brush over potatoes.
• 11 broil 6 inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until topping is browned.
• 12 sprinkle with parsley if desired.