Oma's Roasted Lamb Recipe ❤️

Oma's Roasted Lamb Recipe ❤️

Ingredients:

• 4 - 5 lb leg of lamb
• 6 cups buttermilk
• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 2 tbsp mustard
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp fresh basil and rosemary, finely chopped (if desired)
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp salt 
• freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 tbsp cornstarch and a bit of cold water
• ½ cup whipping cream

Instructions:

• Place the lamb roast into the buttermilk and marinate overnight in the fridge.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove roast from buttermilk, rinse, and pat dry. (discard buttermilk)
• Mix together the butter, mustard, tomato paste, basil, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper into a paste. Spread over the lamb roast.
• Place roast onto a rack in the roasting pan and roast for about 2  hours or until internal temperature reaches 160°F.
• Remove roast from roasting pan and let it rest, tenting with foil until you make the gravy.
• De-glaze the roasting pan with the wine. 
• Add the cornstarch dissolved in a bit of cold water to thicken gravy. Add whipping cream and stir. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Serves 8 - 10

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