French Roast Lamb

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless lamb loin roast, trimmed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup dry wine
• 2/3 cup chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350³f.
• 2 pat lamb dry with paper towels.
• 3 in cup, combine salt, thyme, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, and cloves.
• 4 use to rub on lamb.
• 5 place roast on rack in small roasting pan (13" by 9").
• 6 roast lamb until meat thermometer inserted in center of roast reaches 155³f, about 1 hour.
• 7 internal temperature of meat will rise to 160³f upon standing.
• 8 when roast is done, transfer to warm platter and let stand 15 minutes to set juices for easier slicing.
• 9 meanwhile, add wine to rasting pan and heat to boiling over high heat, stirring until browned bits are loosened from bottom of pan.
• 10 add broth and heat to boiling; boil 2 minutes.
• 11 remove from heat and skim and discard fat.
• 12 serve pan juices and applesauce with lamb.