KTK Leg of Lamb with Anchovies
 
  6             lb                      leg of lamb                        
                                        anchovies                          
                                        capers                             
  1/2           cup                     oil                                
  2             cups                    onion                              
                                        peppercorns                        
                                        vinegar                            
                                        thyme                              
                                        marjoram                           
                                        lemon                              
                                        bay leaf                           
                                        mushrooms                          
                                        brown stock                        
                                        sour cream                         
                                        cornichon pickles                  
                                        parsley                            
 
 Bayrische Lammkeule Mit Sardellen                                          
                                                                            
 Wipe a 5 1/2 to 6-pound leg of lamb with paper towels and pound it l with a  mallet. Drain the oil from  2 tins (3-4 ounces) anchovy filets, reserving  it. Rinse the anchovies, pat them dry with paper towels, and halve them  lengthwise. With a sharp knife make incisions in the lamb and insert the  anchovy strips. In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 2-3 Tbsp capers, chopped, and the reserved oil and add 2 cups minced onion, 5  peppercorns, 1 teaspoon each of tarragon vinegar and minced parsley, 1  teaspoon each of thyme and marjoram, 1 sliced of lemon, and 1 bay leaf. Add the lamb to the mixture, turn it to coat it with the mixture, and let it  marinate, turning it several times, overnight if bone in or at least 4  hours if  butterflied. 

Remove the lamb from the marinade, scraping off and reserving the marinade. Roll and tie the lamb (if buttterflied) and arrange the lamb on a large square of heavy-duty foil in a shallow coasting pan just large enough to hold it. If it is butterflied, you can roll the lamb around of "core" of one or two large carrots.  It looks pretty and may help the lamb cook evenly.)  Bring the sides of the foil up to hold the juices but do not seal the lamb in. Put the lamb in a preheated hot oven (450 F.) for 15 minutes and then trun down the oven to 300 F. until the internal temperature reaches 145 F. (Roughly 2 hours). 

Transfer the lamb to a heated platter and let it sit to finish cooking at least 15 minutes.   
 
 Pour the juices into a saucepan. Drain the liquid from the reserved  marinade and discard the bay leaf and mince the lemon slice. Add the solids  to the saucepan with 3/4 pound sliced mushrooms, and 1/2 cup brown stock and simmer the mixture, stirring, until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Add 1 cup sour cream  and stir the sauce until it is heated  through and of the desired consistency. Stir in 2 tablespoons
minced cornichons, 3 tablespoon minced parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.  Serve the sauce in a heated sauce boat with the lamb.
 

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