Braised Lamb In Milk

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2-2 lbs boneless lamb loin roast (single loin)
• 3 medium leeks or 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 small bulb of garlic, peeled (8 cloves)
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• tarragon
• 4 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups rice, cooked

Recipe

• 1 trim fat from lamb roast.
• 2 in an oven-safe pot, cook leeks and whole garlic cloves in hot oil until leeks are tender and begin to brown.
• 3 push leeks and garlic to the side of pot.
• 4 sprinkle tarragon on roast and add roast to pan.
• 5 brown well on all sides.
• 6 add the milk, salt and pepper to pot.
• 7 bake, covered, in a 400 degree f oven for about 2 hours, or until tender.
• 8 transfer roast to a warm serving platter.
• 9 for sauce, strain pan juices and skim off any fat.
• 10 return the cooking liquid to the pot.
• 11 gradually stir cold water into flour.
• 12 stir into cooking liquid.
• 13 cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 14 cook and stir 1 minute more.
• 15 to serve, slice meat and serve with rice and sauce.
• 16 also great served with pasta.