Honey Bourbon Grilled Lamb Tenderloin

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (1 lb) lamb tenderloin
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger (or 1/4 tsp ground ginger)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups water

Recipe

• 1 trim fat from lamb.
• 2 combine onion and next 7 ingredients (through the garlic cloves) and place in a large zip-lock plastic bag.
• 3 add lamb and seal.
• 4 marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• 5 remove lamb from bag, reserving marinade.
• 6 salt and pepper lamb. (we used a generous portion of fresh ground pepper).
• 7 prepare grill to medium heat.
• 8 place lamb on a greased grill and reduce heat to low.
• 9 cover and cook for about 20 minutes for a nice pink color inside. (note: i have a weber grill and it gets pretty hot on low so use your own judgment. 20 minutes was perfect for us).
• 10 turn every 5 minutes and baste with 1/2 cup marinade.
• 11 remove to a 200 degree preheated oven to keep warm. (let it sit for about 10 minutes while you make the sauce).
• 12 sauce:.
• 13 the onions will be a little crip, so it that does not suit you, remove them with a slotted spoon before preparing the sauce.
• 14 place flour in a small saucepan.
• 15 gradually add remaining marinade and water, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• 16 bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 3-5 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
• 17 spoon gravy over lamb and serve.