Mean Chef's Morelia Lamb Roast

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 lbs lamb loin roast
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup apple juice
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in a mortar or heavy bowl crush the fennel seed and salt with the pestle.
• 2 add the flour, pepper and herbs, mix thoroughly, then rub this mixture over the roast.
• 3 cover the bottom of a heavy dutch oven with a thin layer of cooking oil.
• 4 brown the roast on all sides, then pour into the pot the wine, broth and apple juice.
• 5 smash the garlic with the flat side of a knife and throw it into the pot, too.
• 6 put a lid on the pot and shove it into a 325 oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• 7 remove the lamb to a warm dish.
• 8 on an oven burner bring the pot liquids to a boil, then remove from heat and stir in the sour cream.
• 9 slice the meat and serve some sauce over the top.