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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Irish Meats
Main dish
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 lb Loin of lamb, boned
2 Cloves garlic
Sea salt and pepper
2 c Cider (preferably hard)
2 Cooking apples
Juice of 1 lemon
1 t Sugar
1 t Ground ginger
First make the stuffing. Peel and core the apples,
slice thinly and put into a saucepan with the lemon
juice, sugar and ginger. Cook over a gentle heat
until the apples are just soft, then set aside to
cool. . Preheat the oven for 400 F. Trim the lamb,
remove the skin and score the fat. Lay the joint out
on a board, fat side down. Spoon the apple mixture
along the center. Roll up and tie with twine. Peel
the garlic and cut it into slivers, then pierce the
joint all over with the point of a sharp knife and
slip the slivers of garlic into the pockets formed.
Season with the salt and pepper, put the joint in a
roasting pan and cook in the hot oven for 30 minutes,
then heat the cider in a small pan and pour it over
the lamb. Reduce the heat to moderate (350F) and cook
for another 40 minutes, basting frequently. When the
lamb is cooked, put it onto a heated serving dish and
keep warm. Remove any excess fat from the pan juices,
boil up over a high heat until reduced slightly, and
serve with the sliced lamb.
