Mbuzi wa kitungu sumu na viazi tamu (Garlic-roasted lamb or goat meat)

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Serves 6.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds (1 1/5 kilograms) lamb or goat meat
• 4 large sweet potatoes
• 6 turnips
• 8 cloves garlic
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, or 2 teaspoons dried
• 2 teaspoons olive or maize oil
• salt and pepper

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 330 deg. F (160 deg. C).
• Slice the garlic cloves in half, lengthwise. Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1 inch (3 cm) dices.
• Use a sharp knife to trim the fat from the lamb or goat meat.
• Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Make slits of 1 inch (3 cm) deep all over the meat.
• Push a few rosemary leaves or a garlic half into each of the slits, using all of the rosemary and most of the garlic.
• Take a large pan and add the oil, turnips, potatoes and the rest of the garlic.
• Put it in the oven and let it coat well.
• Move everything to the side of the pan and put the meat in the middle.
• Roast everything for 1 1/5 to 2 hours.
• Turn the vegetables a couple of times.
• Then put the vegetables and potatoes on a dish and keep them warm.
• Put the meat on a second dish, cover it with foil let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Then slice the meat and serve everything.