Recipe - Leg Of Lamb With Apricot-Orange Stuffing

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1 cup Dried apricots; chopped
One half cup Currants or raisins
1 One half cup Boiling water
4 pound Butterflied leg of lamb;
bones reserved cooked with
roast
3 lg Garlic cloves; slivered
Salt/pepper
1 tablespoon Fresh thyme; minced OR 1 t
Dried thyme
1 Rib celery; chopped
1 lg Onion; chopped
Fresh thyme sprig optional
1 cup Dry red wine
1 Orange: juice of

Plump the apricots and currents by soaking in boiled water for 20 minutes.
Cut holes in the lamb and insert garlic. Season with salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 425. Drain fruit, reserving liquid. Spread it along with
zest and chopped thyme over the interior of the meat. Starting from the
narrow end, roll up jellyroll style. Tie at 2inch intervals. Add any
filling which leaks out of lamb to the roasting pan.

Place lamb, carrots, celery, onion, thyme sprig, bones, soaking liquid,
wine and juice in the pan. Cover tightly and cook for 20 minutes. Reduce
heat to 350 and cook for about 3 hours and 40 minutes or until easily
pierced with a fork.

Remove lamb and degrease juices. Boil, skimming scum or grease which rises
to the top, reduce to half, about 15 minutes. Serve cut or sliced up lamb with the
sauce.

Adapted for MM from Fine Cooking Magazine
Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Dewayne & Judy Caple Date: Monday, April 06,
1998 11:04 PM on Apr 6, 1998