Mustard-Crusted Lamb
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup finely diced shallots
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 3/4 cup dry vermouth
- 3/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- One 5-pound boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and butterflied
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cups bread crumbs mixed with 3 tablespoons browned butter, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and 1 tablespoon chopped thyme
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a skillet, melt the butter.
- Add the shallots and thyme and cook over moderate heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the vermouth and reduce by half.
- Transfer to a bowl; whisk in the mustard, egg, tarragon and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Set the lamb fat side down and season with salt and pepper.
- Rub one-fourth of the mustard mixture on the meat.
- Roll up; tie at two-inch intervals with kitchen string.
- Heat the oil in a roasting pan.
- Add the lamb and sear over high heat until browned all over, 8 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate and remove the strings.
- Rub with the remaining mustard mixture and pat the bread crumb coating all over.
- Roast the lamb in the roasting pan for 50 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 130 for medium-rare.
- Let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
unsalted butter, shallots, thyme, mustard, egg, tarragon, salt, lamb, extravirgin olive oil, bread crumbs mixed
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mustard-crusted-lamb (may not work)