Pineapple Lamb Roast

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless lamb top loin (single loin)
• salt
• black pepper
• 1/3 cup pineapple preserves (or pie filling)
• 2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard or 2 tablespoons ground mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon dried mint or 1/4 teaspoon basil, crushed
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained

Recipe

• 1 1. trim fat from roast. place roast in a shallow roasting pan. season with salt and pepper. insert an oven-going meat thermometer into the center of the roast. roast, uncovered, in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour.
• 2 2. meanwhile, for glaze, in a small bowl combine preserves, mustard, and mint (or basil).
• 3 3. spoon about half of the glaze onto the meat; add pineapple chunks to roasting pan. roast for 15 to 45 minutes more or until thermometer registers 155 degrees, spooning remaining glaze over once.
• 4 4. remove from oven. cover with foil and let stand for 15 minutes before carving. (the temperature of the meat will rise 5 degrees during standing.) transfer roast to serving platter. stir together pineapple and pan drippings; serve with meat.