Roast Leg of Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic

JustJanS's Note:

This is a dish we eat once or twice a month. For a change, you can cook sliced potatoes and sauteed onions in stock under the lamb. They get all those yummy garlicky juices dripping on to them.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 kg leg of lamb
• 2 cloves garlic , cut into thin slivers
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350f.
2. With a small, sharp knife cut slits all over the lamb (top and bottom).
3. Insert the slivers of garlic, and the rosemary sprigs.
4. Brush the lamb with the oil and season with salt and pepper.
5. Place on a wire rack in a baking tin and pour in 3/4 cup of water.
6. Roast for about 2 hours basting often with the pan juices.
7. remove from oven and cover loosely with foil.
8. Allow to"rest" for about 15 minutes before carving.
9. We serve with roasted vegetables, peas, gravy and mint jelly.

Reviews

[Dawn Marshall]

I tried Jan's recipe. What two better flavors are there then garlic and rosmary? Wonderful, mouth watering taste, this lamb dish is a must do.....

[Bev]

Would you please pass the jelly? The mint jelly, that is! Jan, this recipe turned out a moist, succulent lamb which had the most pleasant flavor. I served with roasted potatoes and mint jelly as you suggested, also a broccoli casserole and egg twist dinner rolls. Thank you, Jan, for a wonderful supper tonight!

[Marion in Savannah]

Absolutely delicious! I've made this using both bone-in and boneless leg of lamb and it's fabulous. It made the perfect Easter dinner with tiny new red potatoes and asparagus with hollandaise sauce. As an added bonus we have enough leftovers to make lamb curry. A wonderful, wonderful recipe!