Passover Recipes
Cinnamon Lamb (Passover Roast Lamb)
This recipe works equally well with a crown roast of lamb or lamb chops. Choose among herbs and spices or add a few of your own.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (3 pound) shoulder of lamb
- 2 cloves garlic, cut in slivers
- 1 tablespoon almonds or walnuts
- 1 teaspoon dried or 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried or 3 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Pinch of cloves
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Score the lamb. Place slivers of garlic inside.
- Place almonds, dried parsley, dried mint, cinnamon, chili powder, cloves, salt and pepper in a spice grinder. Pulse until thoroughly mixed. (If using fresh parsley and mint add to mixture after the other items are ground).
- Place in medium mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and olive oil. Stir until consistency is a thick paste.
- Fill cracks in the meat and cover outside with the paste. Let lamb sit for half an hour in the refrigerator.
- Place lamb in a shallow roasting pan. Roast, until interior is slightly pink, about 15 minutes per pound.
- Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.