Stuffed Leg Of Lamb Wrapped In Pastrybouty Arniou Ghemisto Zim Recipes

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200°C.
• Hold the lamb with the flesh side towards you and cut slices about 2cm apart through to the bone-a bit like cutting chops but not through the bone.
• Mix the fresh bread crumbs parsley, garlic, capers, anchovies, lemon rind and oil.
• Using your hands, place stuffing between the slices.
• Tie the leg with string to hold the slices together-this can be a bit tricky, a spare pair of hands makes it easier.
• Scatter rosemary over the leg.
• Place in a baking dish and cook at 180 C for about 2 hours.
• When you carve, instead of slices you end up with tasty, chunky fingers of lamb.
• Enjoy !

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB WRAPPED IN PASTRY(BOUTY ARNIOU GHEMISTO ZIM)

Steps:

• For stuffing:.
• Combine all ingredients and blend well.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• For pastry:.
• Disolve sugar and yeast in warm water and let stand until foamy and proofed.
• Combine flour and salt in large bowl.
• Using your hands, rub butter into flour until it is absorbed.
• Make well in the center of flour and pour in yeast and milk.
• Still using hands,push flour from sides of bowl into center and mix to form dough.
• Knead several minutes until smooth.
• Place in lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in warm area until doubled, about 1 hour.
• For lamb:.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Set butterflied lamb skin side down on working surface.
• Pound to flatten slightly.
• Mix butter,garlic,salt and pepper to a paste; rub half thoroughly into lamb.
• Spread with stuffing and reshape leg.
• Sew closed with string;tie crosswise at 1 inch intervals and twice around length to hold stuffing.
• Rub outside with remaining butter mixture, then rub with rosemary.
• Set on rack in roasting pan and roast 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 and roast an additional 40 minutes.
• Let cool, then remove string and brush off excess rosemary.
• * Lamb can be prepared ahead to this point. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours.Don't start the pastry until you take the lamb out of the refrigerator.
• Lightly oil shallow roasting pan.
• Knead dough once again.
• Roll out enough dough on lightly floured surface to make rectangle 1/4 inch thick, large enough to completely enclose lamb with a 1 inch overlap.
• Set lamb on one end of rectangle.
• Beat yolks with milk and brush some on edges of dough;fold dough over lamb.
• Press seams together; trim and reserve excess dough.
• Set seam side down in roasting pan and brush with some of yolk.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll excess dough into long thin ropes. Braid in threes to go around top perimeter of lamb.
• Remaining dough can also be made into smaller and thinner ropes and/or worked into more intricate designs such as leaves,tiny birds, flowers and coiled snakes inside the encircling braid, all symbols of Easter in Greece.
• Brush decorations with yolk mixture.
• Bake until pastry sets, about 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes(use a meat thermometer to check doneness).
• Transfer to heated platter and garnish with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
• Let stand several minutes before slicing.

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Remove plastic netting or twine from around the leg of lamb, if any, and open up the roast on a cutting board. Place the boned side of the roast up. With a sharp paring knife, cut away any excess fatty areas. Use a sharp knife to cut 1/2-inch deep slits in the meat about 2 inches apart, to help the meat lie flat. Cover the meat with a sturdy piece of plastic wrap or a cut-apart food storage bag, and pound the meat with a mallet or the edge of a small plate until the roast is about 3/4 inch thick everywhere, and 10 to 14 inches square.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Sprinkle the upper side of the meat with salt and pepper, and then spread spinach leaves over the top of the roast to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Break up the goat cheese and sprinkle it evenly over the spinach, then sprinkle the pine nuts over the cheese.
• Roll the roast up into a tight cylinder, and tie the roast together with kitchen twine at 2 inch intervals. It's okay if a little stuffing protrudes from the sides of the roast.
• In a flat dish, mix together the flour, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of pepper, the thyme, and the fennel seeds, and press the tied roast firmly into the flour mixture to coat all sides.
• Heat the sesame oil in a heavy oven-proof or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers, and sear all sides of the roast, including the ends, to a golden brown color. Lay the roast into the skillet, place into the preheated oven, and roast to your desired degree of doneness, or an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (65 degrees C) for medium, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Pat dry the lamb and season it with salt and pepper.
• In a skillet set over moderate heat, cook the bread crumbs in the oil until golden brown, transfer to a bowl, and add the garlic, cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper.
• Spread the bread-crumb mixture on the cut side of the lamb, roll to enclose, and tie with string.
• Arrange the lamb on a rack in a baking pan, add about 1-inch of water to the pan, and roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the meat is medium rare. Let it stand for 10 minutes before carving.

STUFFED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C (400 degrees F). Tear the bread into rough 2-centimeter (3/4-inch) chunks and place in a food processor, then pour over the Prosecco, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil, finely grate in the lemon zest and squeeze in the juice. Season generously with sea salt and black pepper, then leave to soak for 10 minutes. Peel the garlic and roughly chop with the chilli, pick the mint leaves, and add to the processor with the anchovies and capers. Pulse into crumbs, then taste and season to perfection, if needed.
• Lay the lamb leg on a board, skin side down. Massage all over with a pinch of salt and pepper, then spoon over the stuffing in an even layer. Roll up the leg meat to seal the filling inside, then tie at regular intervals with six lengths of string to make sure the stuffing is secure. Place straight on to the bars of the oven, with a tray underneath to catch the juices. Roast for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until the lamb is golden, yet still blushing and pink in the middle (cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes if you prefer your lamb well done). Rest for 5 minutes, while you simmer the tray of drippings on a medium heat with a little water, stirring to pick up any nice sticky bits. Slice the lamb and spoon over the tray juices. Beautiful served with roast potatoes and seasonal veg--or I love it stuffed into a sandwich.