posted by scooby 04-06-99 5:03 AM
Swedish Lamb
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper to taste
1 (5 lb.) leg of lamb
3 onions, sliced
3 carrots, dliced
1 cup hot beef stock
1 1/2 cups hot strong coffee
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon sugar
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Rub the salt and pepper into the lamb and place the meat on a rack in a roasting pan surrounded with the onions and carrots.
Roast 30 minutes, then skim off the fat. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 and add the stock, coffee, cream and sugar.
Continue roasting, basting frequently, 40 minutes to 1 hour depending on desire degree of doneness.
Transfer the lamb to a warm platter and force the gravy through a sieve, or puree in a food processor.