June 18, 2018

roasted leg of lamb

i like the simplicity of this recipe. just get a good piece of meat, add a couple herbs, roast it and let it speak for itself. i found it at thekitchn.com

ingredients
1 5-7 lb leg of lamb
3T olive oil
salt
pepper
6 cloves garlic, minced
leaves from 3 fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped

directions
*take the lamb out of the fridge an hour before cooking
*set the lamb on the rack inside a roasting pan and rub olive oil into it and season liberally with salt and pepper
*broil for 5 minutes on each side
*coat with garlic and rosemary, set the oven to 325, tent with foil and roast until internal temperature comes to 135 or above, about an hour or hour and a half
*let rest at least 15 minutes before carving

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