Irish Lamb With Herbs & Lemon

Total Time: 26 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 lbs boneless lamb loin
• 1/4 cup onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup lemon peel, finely grated
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3/4 cup dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 pat lamb dry & score well with sharp knife.
• 2 combine parsley, onion, peel, basil, and garlic in a small bowl.
• 3 whisk in 2/3 of oil.
• 4 rub into lamb.
• 5 wrap in foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 6 let lamb stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. brush lamb with remaining olive oil. set on rack in shallow pan.
• 8 roast until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat registers 170 degrees f, about 2 1/2 hours.
• 9 set meat aside.
• 10 degrease pan juices & blend sherry into pan juices.
• 11 cover and cook over low heat 2 minutes.
• 12 pour into sauceboat.
• 13 transfer lamb to platter. garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices.
• 14 serve sauce separately.