Roast Leg of Lamb with Wine Gravy

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Ingredients

  • 1 leg of lamb, bone-in
  • 1 cup plum & apple wine (or substitute cream sherry or a sweet rosé)
  • 2 heads peeled, crushed garlic
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup dried morels (or use 1 cup fresh portobello mushrooms, chopped into large chunks)
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Step 1

Combine wine, garlic, salt and morels or mushrooms in a covered roasting pan.
1. Pour over leg of lamb.
2. Cover and roast at 325° about 30 minutes for each pound of lamb.

Once the roast is done...
1. Remove to platter
2. With the roaster on medium-high heat, add the 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed in ½ cup water.
3. Stir until gravy thickens.

Serve and get out of the way.