Lamb Scheherazade
From waterlily 16 years ago
- 135 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This spice blend is so exotic and beautiful that it practically makes me swoon!
Ingredients
- 1 boned leg of lamb or lamb shoulder shopping list
- salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup sweet cream, unsalted butter (softened) shopping list
- pinch of saffron shopping list
- pinch of sugar shopping list
- 2 t water shopping list
- 1 cup cooked rice shopping list
- 1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped shopping list
- 1/4 cup golden raisins shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios or almonds shopping list
- 1 medium onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 T advieh spice blend(recipe follows) shopping list
- juice of one lemon shopping list
- Sprinkling of dried oregano shopping list
- Advieh spice Blend: shopping list
- 2 T dried rose petals shopping list
- 2 T ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 t cardamom seeds shopping list
- 1/2 t peppercorns shopping list
- 1/4 t turmeric shopping list
- 1 t fresh grated nutmeg shopping list
- 1/2 t coriander seeds shopping list
- Grind all of these together in a blender or spice mill. Store in an airtight container. shopping list
How to make it
- Melt about 1-2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet, and cook the onions until they're fragrant and translucent.
- Stir in the advieh, rice, raisins, apricots, and pistachios.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Unroll the lamb and sprinkle with salt.
- Lay the meat flat and cover it with the stuffing.
- Combine the saffron, sugar, and water, and sprinkle this liquid all over the stuffing mix.
- Carefully fold the meat together with the stuffing inside and pin it together with skewers.
- Tie the meat parcel with cooking twine and remove the skewers.
- Smear the surface of the roast with butter.
- Wrap the roast in a large piece of aluminum foil, sealed shut.
- Roast it at 375 for 30 minutes per pound.
- Open up the foil, baste the roast with the juices and roast with the foil open for an additional 20 minutes until golden brown.
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