Lamb Shoulder Roast with Roasted Garlic Sauce

Lamb Shoulder Roast with Roasted Garlic Sauce
Lamb Shoulder Roast with Roasted Garlic Sauce is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains about 31g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 254 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, marjoram leaves, ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 45
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In a food processor, whirl garlic cloves, zest, 1/3 cup marjoram leaves, and 1 tsp. each salt and pepper until minced. Blend in oil.
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Remove any ties from lamb and open it up in a rimmed baking pan. Trim fat (leave a thin layer on the outside). Smear meat all over with marjoram mixture. Using kitchen twine, tie lamb crosswise at about 1 1/2-in. intervals and lengthwise once or twice to form a neat roast. Set in pan fat side up.
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Roast lamb until browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, cut garlic head in half crosswise, set cut sides down on an oiled piece of foil, and seal foil into a package.
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Reduce heat to 300; set garlic next to meat in pan and bake until very soft when squeezed, 50 to 60 minutes; stir 1/2 to 1 cup broth into drippings if needed to prevent scorching.
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Let garlic cool. Cook meat until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part reaches 130 for medium-rare.
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Transfer lamb to a cutting board (save pan drippings for sauce); tent with foil.
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Squeeze garlic from peels into a blender. Stir cornstarch with 1 1/2 cups broth until smooth; whisk into drippings, then pure in blender.
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Heat sauce in a saucepan, stirring, until boiling. Mince remaining marjoram and stir into sauce.
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Pour into a gravy boat.
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Snip twine from lamb, then cut thickly crosswise. Spoon some sauce on top and garnish with marjoram sprigs.
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Serve remaining sauce on the side.
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*Order ahead of time from your butcher.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 15 m.
Servings8
Health Score43
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