Traditional Aussie Lamb

"From JoycesFineCooking.com, a traditional Australian recipe for leg of lamb."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven 350°F.
  • Cut small slits all over the skin of the leg of lamb.
  • Insert garlic pieces and rosemary sprigs.
  • Brush lamb with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Fill a baking dish halfway with water and place a wire rack on top and then put the lamb on the dish.
  • Roast for about 1½ hours or until cooked as desired, basting often with the pan juices.
  • Peel potatoes, cut in half and score them with a fork.
  • Combine butter, oil, salt and thyme.
  • Toss potatoes in the mixture.
  • Take potatoes out and keep mixture for later.
  • Place potatoes around the leg of lamb after the lamb has been cooking for about 40 minutes.
  • Roast for 50 minutes, brushing halfway through with a little of the butter mixture.
  • Toss pumpkin pieces in the mixture and place next to the roast after it has been cooking for 50 minutes.
  • Wrap 1 bacon rasher around each half of leek.
  • Place leeks next to pumpkins after roast has been baking for 70 minutes.
  • When everything is done, take the rack off the baking dish and place the rack on an oven proof tray.
  • Return to oven to keep warm.
  • To make gravy, place the baking dish with the juices from the meat on the stove top.
  • Discard all but 3 tablespoons of the juices.
  • Heat the dish, stir in the flour and cook until brown.
  • Gradually add beef stock, Worcestershire sauce and wine.
  • Stir until the mixture boils and thickens, then simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Slice the meat and arrange everything on plates.
  • Pour the gravy over the meat.

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  1. This was fantastic! The gravy was lovely and rich and the veggies complimented the lamb perfectly. The only differnce I may make in future is to insert half an anchovy fillet into the slits with the rosemary and garlic. I love the taste of anchovies with lamb! Thanks so much for the recipe - I'm sorry icouldn't take a photo as my camera is broken!
     
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