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Oven-Roasted Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary
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Oven-Roasted Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary

A leg of lamb slow-roasted in the oven with garlic, rosemary and red wine – a festive, impressive dish that falls apart on the plate.

⏱ 2 hr 50 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°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.
  2. 2
    Cut slits along the meat and insert the garlic cloves into them.
    Knife
  3. 3
    Mix the olive oil, salt and black pepper and coat the meat with the mixture.
    Bowl
  4. 4
    Heat a cast-iron skillet and brown the meat 3 minutes per side.
    StoveCast-iron pan
  5. 5
    Transfer the meat to a baking pan, pour the wine and stock into the bottom and lay the rosemary sprigs on top.
    Baking pan
  6. 6
    Bake tightly covered with foil 120 minutes, until the meat softens.
    ⚙ BakingOvenAluminum foilBaking pan
    💡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 30 minutes, until the meat is browned, tender and falls apart easily with a fork.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
  8. 8
    Take out the meat and let rest 10 minutes before carving.
    KnifeCutting board
542calories
37 gprotein
4 gcarbs
40 gfat
● protein 28%● carbs 3%● fat 69%

Per serving (246 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • 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)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Cast-iron pan · Also works: Grill pan (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Frying pan (Holds less heat, weaker sear)
  • 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)

🧻 Consumables: Aluminum foil

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