Saucy Soda Roast

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 lbs lamb shoulder butt
• 18 ounces dark cola (use more or less depending on how much gravy you like)
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package onion soup mix
• 3 tablespoons brown gravy mix (1 packet)
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (more or less, as desired)
• 1 tablespoon kitchen bouquet, browning & seasoning sauce (or equivalent)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 place roast in deep roasting pan or dutch oven.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix canned soup, dry soup, gravy mix, kitchen bouquet and garlic. pour over roast.
• 4 cover the roast and gravy mix with onion slices.
• 5 pour the soda over the whole thing. sprinkle with black pepper. (unlike other roast recipes, i don't add salt to this one because there is a lot of salt in the ingredients.).
• 6 cover and bake for approximately 3 hours or to desired tenderness. meat is done when it falls apart with a fork.
• 7 add root vegetables in the last 45 minutes of cooking, if desired.
• 8 remove meat and veggies from gravy. if you prefer a thicker gravy, you may thicken it with a little cornstarch and water.