Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Leg of Lamb

Preheat oven 450 F

Cut all but a thin layer of fat away, wipe dry.
Put garlic slivers under the skin in several places.
Rub a mixture of olive oil, parsley, marjoram and thyme all
over leg.
Place on rack in upper 1/3 of oven
Turn and baste every 4 5 min. for 20 min. until browned on
all sides.
Lower oven to 300 F
Put in sliced onion and carrot and 1 cup water with bouillon
cube.
Roast for about 30 min. per lb.
Best to use meat thermometer to 130oF (1 & 1/2 hours)
Make gravy with drippings (run through sieve).
Let sit 20 min. at room temperature before carving.

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