Roasted Lamb with Plum Sauce
This lamb recipe uses plum jam rather than the customary mint jelly. The sweet jam complements the aromatic lamb beautifully.

Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 35 mins
Servings:
10 to 12 servings
Ingredients
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1 5- to 6-lb. leg of lamb
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1 clove garlic, halved
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1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
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1/2 teaspoon celery salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1/4 teaspoon paprika
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3 tablespoons butter or margarine
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1/3 cup finely chopped carrot
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2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
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1 cup soft bread crumbs (1-1/2 slices)
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1 recipe Plum Jam Sauce
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Fresh plum wedges (optional)
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Rub leg of lamb all over with cut sides of garlic. In a small bowl, combine parsley, celery salt, pepper, and paprika. Sprinkle parsley mixture evenly over lamb; rub in with your fingers. Place the lamb, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert an oven-going meat thermometer in the center, making sure bulb does not touch bone. Roast, uncovered, for 1-1/4 hours.
2.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add carrot and onion; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in bread crumbs. Remove lamb from oven. Carefully pat crumb mixture over top of lamb. Continue roasting for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until desired doneness (140 degrees F for medium-rare or 155 degrees F for medium). Cover with foil; let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. (The temperature of the meat will rise about 5 degrees F during standing.) Serve with warm or cooled Plum Jam Sauce. If desired, garnish with fresh plum wedges. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Plum Jam Sauce
In a medium saucepan, whisk together 3/4 cup plum jam, 1/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice, 1 tablespoon orange juice, 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard, and dash ground mace. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Nutrition information
Calories 310, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 218 mg, Carbohydrate 20 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 33 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1.5, Fat 1.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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