Flavorful Roasted Leg of Lamb with Gremolata Sauce

Serves 6 to 8

Procedure

1. In a heavy bottom pan over medium flame, heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil; add shallot, cook until softened and translucent. Stir in garlic, rosemary, thyme, zest of 1/2 a lemon, zest of 1/2 an orange, and anchovy paste; continue cooking, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool completely.

2. Remove the netting from the leg of lamb and place fat side down on a cutting board. Using your fingers, gently separate the muscles and flatten out. Trim excess fat and connective tissues with a sharp knife. Season the lamb with black pepper, salt, and Garam masala. Rub half of the cooled shallot mixture all over the meat, massaging it in.

3. Roll the lamb into a compact, tight roast and tie with butcher’s string. Season the outside of the roast with salt and pepper; rub with remaining shallot mixture.

4. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Roast the lamb, fat side up, on a rack set over a rimmed baking sheet until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center registers 125 - 130 degrees F, for medium-rare. It took our roast about 2 hours. Remove from oven and allow to rest for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, raise oven temperature to 500 degrees F. Put the lamb back into the oven to crisp and brown the outside, about 10 minutes.

5. Make the gremolata: In the bowl of a food processor, add remaining lemon & orange zests, lemon & orange juices, parsley, mint, and pine nuts. Pulse until mixture is finely chopped. Stir in enough olive oil to create a loose pesto-like consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Remove to a serving dish and set aside.

6. After browning, allow roast to rest for a few minutes before removing the butcher’s string, carving, and serving with the gremolata.

Ingredients

1 medium shallot, minced

3 medium cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary

1 teaspoon Garam masala

2 teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon finely chopped thyme

Zest and juice of 1 lemon, divided use

Zest of and juice of 1 orange, divided use

2 teaspoons anchovy paste

1 Boneless Leg of Lamb, 5-6 pounds

1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 cup chopped fresh mint

1/2 cup pine nuts (or bread crumbs)

Garam Masala Spiced Cranberry Cake

Serves 8 - 10

Ingredients:

2 cups/8 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 stick, unsalted butter
2⁄3 cup light brown sugar
1⁄2 cup whole milk
1⁄2 cup maple syrup
1⁄4 cup unsulphured molasses
1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon Kashmiri Garam Masla
1⁄2 teaspoonbaking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger (from 1-inch piece)
1 tablespoon orange zest

Procedure:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9-inch square or round baking pan with parchment.

2. In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan, stir together cranberries, granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Stir the mixture over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the cranberries form a sauce that is syrupy and bubbling thickly, about 10 minutes. Do not crush all of the cranberries but have about half of the cranberries more or less whole.

3. For the batter, stir together the butter, brown sugar, milk, maple syrup and molasses over medium heat in a separate saucepan. Bring the mixture to just barely a simmer and then remove it from the heat. Do not let it come to a boil, or the mixture may curdle.

4. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, garam masala, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat in the butter-maple syrup mixture and then beat in the eggs. Stir in the ginger and the orange zest.

5. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Drop large dollops of cranberry sauce onto the surface of the cake batter. Drag a long, slender knife through the batter in a swirly design, as if you are marbling a cake and tracing large "S"s in the batter. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake it until the top is firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire baking rack and let the cake cool completely before eating it.

Apple Crisp

Serves 6 - 8

Ingredients:

4 cups apples peeled, cored, and sliced
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp Kashmiri Garam Masala

For the Crumb Topping:
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. Kashmiri Garam Masala
2 tbsp butter (cold)
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp old-fashioned oatmeal

Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place apples, lemon juice and Kashmiri Garam Masala in a baking dish and spread evenly.

2. For the crumb topping, mix all ingredients to form a crumb consistency.

3. Sprinkle topping on top of the apples.

4. Bake apples for 40 minutes until the top is crisp and the apples bubble. Place apple slices in individual bowls and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.