[X]

Home > Recipes > Plum-Glazed Lamb

Plum-Glazed Lamb Recipe

Plum-Glazed Lamb Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (3)

Rate recipe

Fruity and flavorful, this wonderful glaze is simple to prepare, and its hint of garlic really complements the lamb. The recipe makes enough glaze to baste the lamb during roasting and leaves plenty to pass when serving. —Ann Eastman Greenville, California

[X]

Rate Plum-Glazed Lamb Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Plum-Glazed Lamb Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Bake: 2-1/2 hours

Yield: 10-12 Servings

5 150 155

Ingredients

1 leg of lamb (4 to 5 pounds)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cans (15 ounces each) plums, pitted
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Place lamb, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Season with salt and pepper. Bake 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°).
Meanwhile, drain plums, reserving 1/2 cup syrup. In a food processor, place the plums, reserved syrup, garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and basil. Cover and process until smooth; set aside half of plum sauce.
Baste lamb every 15 minutes during the last hour of roasting. In a small saucepan, simmer reserved sauce 5 minutes; serve with meat. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (6 ounces) equals 151 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 68 mg cholesterol, 194 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 19 g protein.

Originally published as Plum-Glazed Lamb in Taste of Home April/May 1993, p35

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

More recipes like this:

Menus and More

Recipe Slideshows

Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!

Get Recipes >

Top 10 Recipes

A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.

Get Recipes >

Reviews for Plum-Glazed Lamb

Plum-Glazed Lamb

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >

Rate and Review this Recipe

(1-3) of 3 reviews

Sort Reviews:

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2012 by Smon

Really easy to make, fantastic tasting glaze. I had a small lamb roast, so I had twice as much glaze as needed, but cooked it a bit & will throw in the freezer for next time. The key with lamb is not overlooking & the times for this were pretty accurate. Great, simple recipe!

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2009 by cwbuff

This was very good! Lamb is one of my favorite meats and this was easy and tasty. I used plum jam without the skin and mixed the glazed ingredients in a bowl rather than using whole plums and a blender.

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2009 by deesdiner

My mom is the one who submitted this recipe!

This was always my birthday dinner when I was growing up and now I make it every year for my son's birthday, who is now in his 20's.

The sauce is also great with other meat as well.

Enjoy!