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Easter dinner

Roast Lamb

April 11, 2022 By marketeditor

Adapted from the recipe by Julia Moskin

Yield: 8-12 servings

Time: About 3 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 large lamb roast* with a cap of fat, 4 to 6 pounds: bone-in leg, semiboneless leg*, bone-in shoulder*, boneless butterflied leg* or double loin*
  • 2 ounces anchovies packed in olive oil, drained
  •  Leaves from 6 fresh rosemary sprigs*, plus extra sprigs and branches for garnish
  • 6 garlic cloves*, smashed and peeled
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
  •  Black pepper
  • 1 lemon, cut in half
  • 1 ¾ cups white wine, plus extra for gravy

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Use a small sharp knife to make about a dozen incisions, about 2” deep, through the fat on top of the meat. Using a mortar and pestle or a blender, blend 2/3 of the anchovies, the rosemary leaves, and the garlic cloves into a chunky paste. Using your fingers, press paste deeply into incisions.
  2. Mix remaining anchovies and the butter into a paste. Smear this mixture all over the surface of the roast. Season liberally with black pepper (salt is not needed). Place the lamb on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up, and squeeze the lemon halves over. Pour the wine around the roast into the pan.
  3. Roast 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast until internal temperature reaches 130 to 135 degrees (for medium-rare or medium meat), about another 60 to 90 minutes. Baste every 20 minutes or so with the wine and drippings in the pan, adding more wine as needed to keep the liquid from scorching. If possible, for the last 15 minutes of cooking, use convection or a broiler to crisp the fat on the roast.
  4. Remove pan from the oven, remove rack from the pan, and let the roast rest on the rack for at least 15 to 20 minutes in a warm place, tented with foil. The internal temperature will rise to about 140 to 145 degrees.
  5. To make sauce from the pan drippings, remove a few tablespoons of fat by tipping the pan and spooning off the top layer. Put the pan over medium heat until the liquid simmers. Taste the simmering liquid and whisk in more wine, 1/4 cup at a time, until the consistency and flavor are right. Do not let the mixture become syrupy; it should be a sharp jus, not a thick gravy.
  6. Carve lamb into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange on a heated platter, decorated with rosemary sprigs. Serve with piping hot gravy.

*Ingredients currently available at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market

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