Mushroom Stuffed Lamb Roast

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 3/4 cups fresh mushrooms, assorted & chopped (i.e. shiitake, oyster, etc.)
• 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons fine dry breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon sage, snipped or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1/2 teaspoon sage, crushed
• 3 -4 lbs rib roast, lamb loin center, backbone loosened (6 ribs total)
• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry wine, apple juice or 1/2 cup apple cider
• 2 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon sage, snipped or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1/2 teaspoon sage, crushed

Recipe

• 1 for stuffing, in a large skillet, cook mushrooms and onion in hot butter about 3 minutes or until tender. stir in bread crumbs, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a dash pepper. set aside.
• 2 trim fat from meat. on meaty side, cut a 3-1/2-inch-long and 1-inch-deep pocket above each rib, making 6 pockets. spoon stuffing into pockets. place meat, rib side down, in a shallow roasting pan. sprinkle with salt and pepper. insert meat thermometer into thickest part, not touching bone.
• 3 roast in a 325°f oven for 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours or until thermometer registers 155°f after 1 hour, cover loosely with foil to prevent over browning. remove roast from oven. cover with foil; let stand 15 minutes. (the meat temperature will rise 5 degree f during standing.) slice roast between ribs. serve with wine and shallot sauce.
• 4 wine and shallot sauce.
• 5 in a medium saucepan, stir together chicken broth; dry wine, apple juice, or apple cider; and finely chopped shallot. bring just to boiling; reduce heat. simmer, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup.
• 6 stir together softened butter and all-purpose flour; stir into wine mixture, 1 teaspoon at a time, stirring constantly.
• 7 continue cooking and stirring until thickened. cook and stir for 1 minute more. stir in snipped fresh thyme or sage or dried thyme or sage, crushed.