Stuffed Saddle of Lamb With Gravy
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon cream
- 3/4 pound white mushrooms
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons chopped shallots
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 10-ounce package of spinach, cleaned and with large stems removed (about 8 cups)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 18 teaspoon nutmeg
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Lay saddle of lamb flat on a counter, fat side down.
- Distribute the stuffing evenly over the meaty center section.
- Fold left flap over the filling, then fold right flap over that.
- Tie rolled lamb in about 5 places with kitchen twine.
- Place lamb over a double sheet of aluminum foil and fold up the sides so they reach just halfway up the meat.
- Secure with kitchen twine, to help keep stuffing inside during cooking.
- Place lamb in roasting pan and scatter the chopped-up pieces of bone and onions around it.
- Roast about 1/2 hour.
- Remove foil.
- Cook about 1/2 hour more.
- Check lamb with meat thermometer - rare is 130 degrees, medium 140.
- Transfer to serving platter, cover loosely with foil and let stand in a warm place for 15 minutes before carving.
- To make gravy, pour off all fat from roasting pan.
- Place pan, containing bones and onions, on stove over medium-high flame.
- Add chicken stock and water and scrape bottom of pan with wooden spatula to remove clinging particles.
- Bring to boil and simmer several minutes while scraping.
- Strain into a bowl.
- Makes about 1 cup gravy.
egg, cream, white mushrooms, lemon, unsalted butter, shallots, garlic, spinach, salt, nutmeg
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1028 (may not work)