Spicy Chinese Lamb Tenderloin

Total Time: 1 hr 38 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 28 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 dash red pepper flakes, to taste
• 2 (3/4 lb) lamb tenderloin, about (not lamb loin)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 6 green onions, green tops included, sliced into rings
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in heavy duty freezer ziploc bag, mix soy sauce, hoisin sauce, oil, garlic, sugar and red pepper flakes.
• 2 add tenderloins and stir to coat all over.
• 3 seal and refrigerate at least 1 to 3 hours, turning bag over occasionally.
• 4 preheat oven to 500°f.
• 5 line small roasting pan with foil.
• 6 spray a cooling or cooking rack with nonstick spray, and place on top of pan.
• 7 place tenderloins on rack.
• 8 save marinade.
• 9 place meat in preheated oven.
• 10 roast 9 to 10 minutes.
• 11 turn and roast 9 to 10 minutes more.
• 12 check temperature in thickest part of meat.
• 13 it should read approx 160°f.
• 14 remove from oven, and allow meat to stand 8 minutes.
• 15 meanwhile pour marinade from bag into saucepan.
• 16 rinse the bag with the 1/2 cup of water.
• 17 add to saucepan.
• 18 bring to low boil.
• 19 boil slowly for 5 to 6 minutes.
• 20 right before ready to serve, add butter to sauce; stir.
• 21 slice meat into 1/4 inch slices.
• 22 place on hot rice.
• 23 spoon marinade sauce over meat and rice.
• 24 top with green onions.
• 25 note: this can be cooked on the grill also.
• 26 cook until temperature reaches 150 to 160°f.
• 27 you can also cook in oven for 6 minutes each side, and then toss on a gas grill for a few minutes for a outdoor flavor.