Special Occasion Stuffed Crown Lamb Roast

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 7 pounds crown lamb roast
• 2 cups chopped cranberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 8 cups bread cubes
• 2 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• season lamb roast with salt and pepper to taste, then place on a rack in an open roasting pan, rib ends down.
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 2 hours. roast will be only partially cooked.
• meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine cranberries and sugar and mix well; set aside. melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. add onions and celery and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. add cranberry mixture, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, bread cubes, apples, apple juice, egg and poultry seasoning. toss well.
• after the two hours, remove roast from oven. turn rib ends up and fill cavity with cranberry/apple stuffing. insert meat thermometer between two ribs in the thickest part of the meat, making sure that end of thermometer does not touch any bone.
• return stuffed roast to oven and continue roasting at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for about 1 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature of meat reaches 175 degrees f (80 degrees c). (note: if stuffing becomes too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.)
• to serve: place roast on warm platter and let stand for 15 minutes for easier carving. slice between ribs to carve, and serve with stuffing.