Mediterranean Roasted Leg Of Lamb With Red Wine Sauce Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED LEG OF LAMB WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Unroll roast; trim fat.
• Spread minced rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and garlic into folds of the roast.
• Reroll roast; secure at 3-inch intervals with heavy string.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Drizzle with oil.
• Secure rosemary sprigs under strings on roast.
• Place roast on the rack of a broiler pan or roasting pan; insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of roast.
• Bake at 400° for 1 hour.
• Increase oven temperature to 425° (do not remove roast from oven).
• Bake an additional 20 minutes or until thermometer registers 140° (medium-rare) to 155° (medium).
• Place roast on a platter; cover with foil.
• Let stand 10 minutes for roast to reabsorb juices.
• (Temperature of roast will increase 5° upon standing.)
• Remove string and rosemary sprigs before slicing.
• Remove rack from pan.
• Combine 1/2 cup wine and cornstarch; set aside.
• Add 1/2 cup wine to drippings in pan; scrape pan to loosen browned bits.
• Combine drippings mixture and 1 cup wine in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and cornstarch mixture; return to a boil.
• Cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Serve with lamb.

ROAST LEG OF LAMB WITH MUSTARD AND RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim all fat and connective tissue from lamb. Stir garlic, mustard seeds, 1 tablespoon dry mustard, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper in bowl to form paste. Spread half of paste over 1 side of lamb. Place piece of plastic wrap large enough to cover lamb in baking dish. Place lamb atop plastic wrap, paste side down. Spread remaining paste over second side of lamb. Gather plastic around lamb, covering completely. Chill overnight.
• Combine wine, beef stock, chicken broth and shallots in large saucepan. Boil until liquid is reduced to generous 1 cup, about 45 minutes. (Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove plastic from lamb. Place lamb on rack in roasting pan. Sprinkle with additional dry mustard, salt and pepper. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of lamb registers 125°F., about 1 hour 30 minutes. Place on platter. Add sauce to pan. Bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Garnish lamb with parsley; carve at the table. Pass sauce separately.

ROAST LEG OF LAMB - MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Remove all the fat from the lamb (or most of it).
• Make small slits just large enough for garlic slivers evenly in the leg of lamb, and insert the garlic slivers.
• Cut the carrots into thick slices, the onions and lemons into quarters.
• Rub the lamb with olive oil, put salt and pepper all over.
• Put the lamb into a pan and place all the vegetables around it.
• Fill up with olive oil (1/2- 1 cup) and boiling water.
• Put into oven at 400°F and roast for an hour.
• After one hour, turn meat over and fill pan with the whole bottle of beer.
• Put back into oven for another hour.
• The vegetables give a very nice sauce.
• Experiment with the amount of lemon.
• A nice variation is adding potatoes (quarters) when turning the lamb, gives great side-dish.