Roasted Garlic Lamb Supper

Total Time: 3 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 heads garlic
• 2 teaspoons olive oil or 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 boneless lamb loin roast (4 to 5 pounds)
• 6 medium red potatoes, quartered
• 3 cups baby carrots
• 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves).
• 2 cut top off garlic heads, leaving root end intact.
• 3 brush with oil; sprinkle with basil and oregano.
• 4 wrap each bulb in heavy-duty foil.
• 5 bake at 425 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until softened.
• 6 cool for 10-15 minutes.
• 7 squeeze softened garlic into a small bowl.
• 8 add lemon juice; mix well.
• 9 rub over roast.
• 10 place roast in a shallow roasting pan.
• 11 arrange potatoes, carrots and onion around roast.
• 12 pour water into the pan.
• 13 sprinkle meat and vegetables with salt and pepper.
• 14 cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours.
• 15 uncover; bake 1-1/2 hours longer or until meat thermometer reads 160 degrees, basting often.
• 16 cover and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.