Sweet 'n Spicy Louisiana Lamb Roast

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground dried ancho chile powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 lbs vidalia onions, root ends intact, cut into thin wedges
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 5 lbs bone-in center-cut lamb loin roast (about 8 chops)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. in bowl, combine brown sugar, thyme, mustard, allspice, garlic salt, chile powder and cumin; reserve. toss onions with 2 t. oil; stir in 1 t. spice mixture and toss well.
• 2 combine remaining spice mixture with remaining 1 t. oil; rub evenly over top and sides of lamb. place lamb in large roasting pan; arrange onions around roast.
• 3 roast, stirring onions occasionally, until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of lamb away from bone registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour and 40 minutes. let stand 10 minutes before slicing. sprinkle onions with chopped cilantro and serve.