Crown of Lamb

Ingredients

• a nice crown of lamb
• 2 ounces melted butter
• 1 cupful stock or boiling water
• 1 tablespoonf ul cornstarch
• 1 gill cold water

Method

1. 1

   Season a nice crown of lamb with pepper and salt, set it in a roasting pan, pour over melted butter, put an onion in the center of the meat, place in a medium hot oven, roast for 30 minutes, then add stock or boiling water, baste frequently and roast till done, which takes about 2 hours.

2. 2

   Shortly before serving, lay the meat on a hot dish, free the gravy from fat, mix cornstarch with cold water, add it to the gravy, cook a few minutes, add sufficient boiling water to make a creamy sauce, cook a few minutes, strain, pour some sauce over the meat and garnish with green peas, carrots, and potato balls.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from European and American cuisine (1914) by Lemcke, Mrs. Gesine Knubel, page 204. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a nice crown of lamb with pepper and salt ; set it in a roasting pan ; pour over 2 ounces melted butter; put 1 onion in center of meat ; place in a medium hot oven ; roast 30 minutes, then add 1 cupful stock or boiling water; baste fre- quently and roast till done, which takes about 2 hours. Shortly before serving lay the meat on a hot dish ; free the gravy from fat; mix 1 tablespoonf ul cornstarch with 1 gill cold water

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