Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Blue Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 100 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
| Red Currant | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
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- ROAST
- 6 lb Boned leg of lamb
- 1 tsp Crumbled dried rosemary
- Pepper to taste
- SAUCE
- 1/2 oz Dried portobello mushrooms
- 1 cup Boiling water
- 1 tbl Olive oil
- 1 tbl Butter
- 16 x Button mushrooms, quartered
- 1 tsp Crumbled dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp Crumbled dried leaf sage
- 1/2 oz Blue cheese
- 2 tsp Red currant jelly
- 1/2 cup Light cream
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 2 tsp Bitters
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Directions
Trim excess fat from lamb. Rinse, dry roll and tie kitchen string. Rub rosemary and pepper all over the meat. Wrap and refrigerate until 30 minutes before cooking time.
Roast lamb at 350 degrees for about 90 minutes (Temperature should register 130 degrees on a meat theomometer insderted in center of the roast). Let stand 10 minutes before carving.
To prepare sauce (which may be made a day in advance and gently reheated)
Let dried mushrooms soak in boiling water for five minutes. Drain through a paper coffee filter cone, RESERVING liquid.
Saute buttom mushrooms in oil and butter over medium high heat for three minutes. Reduce heat to medium low. Add herbs, cheese, jelly, cream, seasonings, drained dried mushrooms and 1/2 cup of the reserved mushroom liquid.
Just before serving, add bitters and heat through gently.