Wash the meat and dab dry. Cut the fat layer into a diamond-shaped pattern. Rub the roast with salt and pepper and place on the fat pan of the oven. Peel and halve 4 onions and place them on the pan.
Roast in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for approx. 45 minutes. In the meantime, peel the garlic for the crust and press it through a garlic press. Peel the remaining onions and dice them finely.
Wash lemon, grate peel and squeeze juice. Mix the prepared ingredients, olive oil and breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper. After 35 minutes, deglaze the saddle of lamb with 1/2 litre water. Spread the prepared crust on top and fry until done.
Wash the thyme, remove the leaves and sprinkle on the roast. For the vegetables clean and wash the beans. Cook in boiling salted water for about 15 minutes. Drain well and wrap with bacon in small bundles.
Just before serving, melt the fat in a large pan. Fry the bean packets in it all around. For the sauce, pour the gravy through a sieve, degrease and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir starch and 2 tablespoons of cold water until smooth and thicken the sauce.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut open the saddle of lamb. Serve with the bean packets. Serve garnished with lemon, thyme and roasted, halved garlic clove. Serve with extra sauce.
Croquettes are delicious with it.