Stuffed Leg of Lamb Porn

My wife has had a yearning for lamb for a while now so I broke down and just did it.
Finding a fresh de-boned leg surely helped.

2 pound leg of lamb, de-boned
12 ounces of fresh spinach
1 and 1/2 cup of wild mushrooms, chopped
salt & pepper
1/3 cup of pecorino romano cheese, fresh grated
a few pinches of fresh bread crumbs
a few sprigs of dried fresh rosemany

I pounded the lamb, dried all moisture off, salt and peppered it and placed the steamed spinach on in single layer. I then put the chopped wild mushrooms onto a second layer, sprinkled all of the cheese on and threw a few pinches of bread crumbs in for good measure.

Rolled that baby up and did the tie down, salted and places the sprigs within the string and crushed more rosemary and pretty much covered the whole exterior with it.
Preheated the oven to 450 and put the lamb into my best roasting pan, baked for 15 to create a crustiness outside. Lowered the heat to 360 and cooked for 45 minutes, until the meat measured 160 in one section and another measured 145. Removed ad let sit for 10 minutes and (happily) when I cut into it… it was perfect (I like a bit pink and the Mrs. likes well done). This had it all. Destring and slice away. The potatoes are just par-boiled for 10 minutes and broiled with a good olive oil and some chopped rosemary. Salt and pepper. 45 minutes. She like me again. [ok.gif]

Excellent, Mike. I’ve got a frozen one in the frig right now, but hadn’t found a recipe for it. I’ll let you know how mine turns out. I’ll probably try it end of the month.

Mike,
that looks tremendous, YUM . I would never get my husband to make lamb he won’t eat it, of course he doesn’t know what an oven is either.

Mike - just curious. I can’t seem to see the scale on your pic. The lamb slices seem huge. How many people could eat a stuffed 2-lber?

Depending on appetite, 3 or 4. It is longer than rounder, I just positioned to see the guts easier. I got about 8 3/4 inch slices from it. Its about the size of a Nerf Football, if you know the size of those things… [foilhat.gif]