Sumac Navajo Leg of Lamb With Onion Sauce

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Sumac, a small, red, citrusy berry, which grows chaotic passim North America, adds a lemony spirit to roasted lamb successful this look from Diné (Navajo) cook Freddie Bitsoie’s publication “New Native Kitchen.” Serve it with a caramelized bulb condiment scented with caller herbs and pine-y juniper berries. To prevention time, inquire your butcher to necktie the roast for you. This volition assistance it navigator evenly and marque it easier to slice.

Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days.

Ground sumac and juniper berries tin beryllium recovered successful well-stocked supermarkets, spice shops oregon online.

Ingredients

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Servings: 6-8

For the lamb

  • One (3-pound) limb of lamb oregon tied lamb roast (see headnote)
  • 1 spoon good salt
  • 1 spoon freshly cracked achromatic pepper
  • 1/3 cupful (1 1/2 ounces) crushed sumac (see headnote)
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil

For the bulb sauce

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 ample yellowish bulb (about 12 ounces), halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 sprigs caller thyme
  • 1 sprig caller rosemary
  • 5 dried juniper berries
  • 1 spoon good salt
  • 1 spoon freshly cracked achromatic pepper
  • Water, arsenic needed
  • 2 cups chickenhearted stock

Nutritional Facts

Per serving, based connected 8

  • Calories

    272

  • Fat

    22 g

  • Saturated Fat

    6 g

  • Carbohydrates

    7 g

  • Sodium

    709 mg

  • Cholesterol

    43 mg

  • Protein

    12 g

  • Fiber

    1 g

  • Sugar

    3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian” by Freddie Bitsoie and James O. Fraioli (Abrams, 2021).

Tested by G. Daniela Galarza.

Published December 9, 2021

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Updated March 17, 2026

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