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Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce
Whole roast lamb leg with pan gravy, watercress and separate mint sauce. Source : Alexander Filippini, The International Cook Book (1906), filippini-1906-0392. Adaptation documentaire ; illustration synthétique. Recette non cuisinée ni mesurée par cette campagne. Adaptations : Use canola oil and the selected MEDIUM 71°C lamb endpoint, measured in thickest flesh clear of bone. The source eighty minutes is a guide. Refrigerate the full mint sauce in a clean covered container and shake before serving a separate unmeasured portion. Limites : Whole-leg bone/trim, oven temperature, gravy, mint bunch size, actual sauce output and serving aliquot remain unmeasured. The mint-sauce quart title is not a guaranteed yield from its ingredients.
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Step 1
Make full mint sauce ONCE. Wash and drain ONE bunch mint, strip leaves from stalks and mince very finely. Mix with 85 g fine sugar,355 mL vinegar,240 mL cold water and ONE tablespoon salt. Transfer to a clean covered food-safe jar and refrigerate; shake thoroughly before service. Actual output is not a guaranteed quart.
Step 2
Rub ONE whole 5.5–6 lb lamb leg with the tablespoon salt and half-teaspoon white pepper. Place in a roasting pan with THREE tablespoons hot CANOLA oil and THREE tablespoons cold water. Roast in a hot oven for the source EIGHTY-minute guide, basting frequently, until the selected MEDIUM endpoint 71°C in thickest flesh clear of bone.
Step 3
Move to a hot dish. Skim fat from the pan gravy, strain gravy OVER the lamb and garnish with a little watercress. Serve an unmeasured actual portion of the shaken mint sauce SEPARATELY; no whole-batch sauce consumption or one-gill allocation is imposed.
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