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Roast Leg of Lamb
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Roast Leg of Lamb

Leg of lamb baked in the oven with garlic, rosemary and potatoes. A classic festive dish with Mediterranean aromas.

⏱ 2 hr 10 min🍽 6 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cut deep slits over the surface of the thigh and tuck some of the garlic into each slit.
    Knife
  2. 2
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, paprika, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and rub the mixture over the thigh on all sides.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Cover and put it in the fridge for 2 hours or more.
    Refrigerator
  4. 4
    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡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.
  5. 5
    Arrange the potatoes and onion in a roasting pan and set the thigh on top. Pour the wine into the pan.
    Baking pan
  6. 6
    Bake uncovered 20 minutes, until the outside of the thigh browns.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡The blast of heat at the start browns the outside of the roast; then a lower heat cooks it slowly through to the center, and it stays pink.
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  7. 7
    When the time is up, lower the heat to 170°C (340°F) and keep roasting for 90 minutes, until the meat is cooked.
    OvenBaking pan
  8. 8
    Transfer the thigh to a board, cover with foil and let rest 15 minutes before carving.
    Cutting board
    💡As it rests, the juices move back from the edges to the center, and the remaining heat keeps cooking it a little: a roast sliced right away loses its juices on the board.
  9. 9
    Slice the thigh and serve with the potatoes and onion.
    KnifeCutting board
959calories
63 gprotein
25 gcarbs
64 gfat
● protein 27%● carbs 11%● fat 62%

Per serving (524 g), of 6 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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