Hoisin-maple Lamb Tenderloin

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 lamb tenderloin, 3/4 to 1 lb. each
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°.
• 2 line a roasting pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• 3 in a small bowl, stir together maple syrup, hoisin sauce and sesame oil.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 rub each lamb tenderloin with cut side of garlic slice.
• 6 spread onion slices and garlic in center of roasting pan.
• 7 place tenderloins, side by side but not touching, on onion mixture.
• 8 sprinkle lamb lightly with salt and black pepper.
• 9 bake 10 minutes.
• 10 reduce oven temperature to 375°.
• 11 spoon maple syrup mixture over lamb, covering it evenly.
• 12 bake 20 to 25 minutes longer, basting once.
• 13 outside of meat should be well-browned.
• 14 let lamb rest 10 minutes.
• 15 slice and serve with the onion mixture.