Roast Lamb With Garlic And Apples

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• water
• 1 apple, cut into eights
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• 4 fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless center-cut lamb loin
• 2 apples, peeled,cored and cut into eights
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 for brine, microwave 2 cups water in a microwaveproof bowl on high 3 minutes, until steaming, stir in apple, kosher salt, suger, garlic, peppercorns and sage until sugar has almost dissloved.
• 2 add 2 cups cold water.
• 3 cool to room temperture.
• 4 pour brine into large, heavey-duty, resealable storage bag, add lamb.
• 5 push out excess air from bag and seal.
• 6 marinate lamb in refrigerator 24 hours, turning the bag several times.
• 7 spread the two apples in a 11 x 7-inch baking dish; set aside.
• 8 combine garlic, sage, oil, vinegar, pepper, and salt in a cup; set aside.
• 9 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 10 drain lamb into calander; discard brine and solids.
• 11 rinse lamb under cold running water.
• 12 pat dry.
• 13 rub lamb with garlic mixture and place on top of apples in baking dish.
• 14 bake lamb and apples intil an instant-read meat themometer inserted in center of lamb registers 160 degrees, about 60 to 70 minutes.
• 15 transfer lamb to a serving platter and cover loosely with foil.
• 16 remove apples from baking dish, coarsely chop and transfer to a bowl; skim fat from drippings in pan.
• 17 stir drippings into apples.
• 18 serve apples with sliced lamb.