Saddle of Lamb with Wine Sauce Recipe

  Lamb

Ingredients:
6 lb. saddle of lamb
3 1/2 cups red wine
4 tablespoons medium-dry sherry
4 tablespoons brandy
4 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon rosemary
arrowroot

Marinade:
1 finely chopped carrot
2 finely chopped onions
3 parsley sprigs
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
6 peppercorns
2 cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Directions:
Put the marinade ingredients in a pan with 3/4 cup water. Boil for 30 minutes; blend in the wines and brandy. Marinate lamb for 12 hours. Place the lamb in a roasting pan. Brush it with the melted butter and sprinkle with the rosemary. Cook in the center of a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. In the mean time make sauce.

Boil the marinade briskly until reduced to 2 1/2 cups. Strain. Return to a boil; thicken with arrowroot diluted with water. Correct seasoning.

Saddle of Lamb with Wine Sauce
 

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