Mediterranean Roasted Leg of Lamb With Red Wine Sauce

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Ready In:
2hrs
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
19
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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.

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  1. Followed the directions to the "T" and it came out perfect. Great dish!
     
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