Leg of Lamb Recipe

This leg of lamb recipe makes a perfect roast to be served with roast potatoes, rice, and vegetables. This recipe for leg of lamb is easy to follow and show s you how to make your own leg of lamb and allows enough cooking time for a well-done roast. If you prefer it rarer, reduce the cooking time. Use the cooking sauces in the pan to thicken with flour into a brown gravy for the meat.

Leg of Lamb

A recipe for a succulent leg of lamb roast.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine South African

Servings 6

Calories 371 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2.7 kg leg of lamb bone-in
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 6 garlic cloves

Instructions

 

• Make shallow cuts all over the leg of lamb with a sharp knife.
• Spread the garlic cloves over the leg, burying them inside the meat through the cuts,
• Rub the meat with olive oil.
• Rub with salt and pepper.
• Place on oven rack fat side down.
• Cover with foil and bake at 180°C (350ºF) for 1½ hours.
• Turn fat side up and bake a further 1½ hours.
• Rest 10 minutes and slice thinly.

Nutrition

Calories: 371kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 49gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 4mg

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