Lammstek – Swedish Roast Leg Of Lamb - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs leg of lamb
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon pepper
2 medium onions (sliced)
2 medium carrots (sliced)
1 cup bouillon (hot)
1 1/2 cups coffee (hot)
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons sugar

Preparation

Set oven to 450\u00b0F.
Trim lamb of all excess fat. Rub salt and pepper into meat. Place meat on rack in roasting pan and roast 30 minutes. Pour off fat or remove with a baster bulb.
Reduce oven temp to 350\u00b0F; place the onions and carrots in the pan.
Combine bouillon, coffee, cream and sugar. Pour mixture over the meat.
Cont roasting for 1 to 1 1/2 hrs, depending on the degree of doneness desired, & baste very frequently. Transfer lamb to warmed serving platter and keep hot.
Deglaze pan with a small amt of water and strain pan drippings into a med saucepan. Press any strained drippings and the vegetables through a sieve (or puree in a blender) and add to the saucepan. Combine the pan contents well and heat to a desired serving temperature.
Serve lamb with gravy on the side and accompanied by broiled tomatoes, browned potatoes and green vegetable of choice.