Orange Lamb Roast With Herbs

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (2 1/2 lb) lamb sirloin roast
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 trim fat from lamb roast.
• 2 mix together garlic, ginger, thyme, marjoram, and pepper.
• 3 rub meat with spices.
• 4 brown roast in skillet in oil on all sides.
• 5 place roast in crockpot.
• 6 mix together chicken broth, brown sugar, lemon juice, soy sauce, and orange zest.
• 7 pour juice over roast in crockpot.
• 8 cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
• 9 remove roast from crockpot and skim fat from sauce.
• 10 measure sauce and add water (if necessary) to make 2 cups.
• 11 stir together cornstarch and orange juice.
• 12 add sauce and orange juice/cornstarch to a saucepan and stir and cook until thickened, several minutes.
• 13 add salt and pepper if desired.
• 14 serve sauce with roast.