Coffee and cream roast lamb recipe with National Lamb Day

This recipe, submitted by Emily B. is in celebration of National Lamb Day, proudly sponsored by Rabobank.

Join Coast and Rabobank in supporting NZ Farmers by adding lamb to your shopping list and trying this delicious recipe.

Coffee and cream roast lamb

Ingredients:

• 1 leg or shoulder of New Zealand lamb
• 3 white onions, cut into flat slices
• 1 cup of black coffee 
• 50 grams of butter 
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups stock mixed with roast pan juices
• 2 TBSP of cranberry jelly (or a something similar such as quince, or redcurrant jelly)
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Method:

• Place lamb in roasting dish on top of onion slices. Pour over a big cup of coffee (instant or espresso) and season with salt and pepper. 
• Cook at 180°c until cooked to your liking.
  Standard cooking time: 20 minutes per kg plus an extra 15 minutes.
• Take lamb out of oven and rest in another pan. Strain pan juices into a jug and discard onions.
• Make a roux by melting butter in a pot, stir in flour to create a paste. Slowly add in the stock and juices, mixing until smooth, creating the gravy.
• To the gravy, add the cranberry jelly followed by the sour cream. 
• Serve up the lamb, delicious gravy and roast vegetables of your choice.
•  Enjoy!

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