Easy Chinese Lamb Tenderloin

Total Time: 7 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lamb tenderloin (2 tenderloins)
• 4 slices fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic (optional)
• 5 green onions or 5 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse the lamb under cold water; pat very dry with paper towels.
• 2 cut slits (about 1/2-inch deep, or a little less) in the lamb with a sharp knife to absorb the marinade, then place in a glass baking dish.
• 3 combine ginger, green onions, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons soy sauce, sherry, sugar, hoisin sauce, garlic (if using) and black pepper.
• 4 pour the marinade over the lamb and turn to coat well on all sides.
• 5 cover and refrigerate for 6 hours, turning every so often to make certain to coat all sides of the lamb.
• 6 set oven to 350°f.
• 7 place the lamb on a rack on top of a baking sheet or pan, reserve the marinade, you can sprinkle with salt if desired.
• 8 roast for about 1-1/2 hours (it might take longer or shorter than 1-1/2 hours, best to use a meat thermometer for this), basting with marinade every 15 minutes.
• 9 serve the lamb warm or cold.