Roast Leg of Lamb

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).

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   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 2
   Cut slits along the meat and insert the garlic cloves into them.

   Knife
3. 3
   Mix the olive oil, paprika, rosemary, thyme, cumin, salt and black pepper and rub the meat well with the mixture.

   Bowl
4. 4
   Place the meat in a baking pan and arrange the onion around it, add the bay leaves.

   Baking pan
5. 5
   Pour the stock into the bottom of the pan.
6. 6
   Bake tightly covered with foil 120 minutes, until the meat softens.

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   💡Shoulder is rich in connective tissue: only long, covered baking, in the steam of the liquids in the pan, makes it tender. The cover comes off only at the end, for browning.

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
7. 7
   Bake without the foil, after pouring the lemon juice over it, 30 minutes, until the meat is browned, tender and falls apart easily with a fork.

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