Roast Leg of Lamb

Name: How to cook Roast Leg of Lamb - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Joanne

Roast Leg of Lamb

This is a classic Easter recipe, new season lamb, studded with rosemary and garlic. You can serve it as part of a traditional roast dinner with roast potatoes, redcurrant or mint sauce, vegetables and gravy. We ate it with dauphinoise potatoes and a lemon-dressed salad. Leg of lamb is a more expensive cut than shoulder and should be cooked at a higher temperature for less time. Use red wine as the cooking liquid if you prefer, but I think it can overpower the flavour of the meat.

Ingredient

leg of lamb, about 2kg

2-3 cloves

garlic, peeled and cut lengthways

sprigs

fresh rosemary

2 sticks

celery

onion, peeled

carrot, peeled

glass

dry vermouth or white wine

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cut slits into the lamb with a sharp pointed knife and push sprigs of rosemary and slivers of garlic inside. Sprinkle mustard powder over the top if you have some, then lots of black pepper and salt. Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 7.

* Step 2

Cut the onion into four and the celery and carrot into halves. Pour some olive oil into a roasting tin and add the vegetables, turning in the oil and then arranging in a kind of platform. Add any left over garlic and rosemary and season.

* Step 3

Rest the lamb on top then place in the hot oven. Roast for 15-20 minutes until the top is starting to brown, then turn the heat down to 190C/Gas 5. Add a glass of vermouth (or wine, you can use red instead if you prefer) and a glass of water.

* Step 4

Return to the oven and cook for an hour, if you'd like the meat to be slightly pink, an hour and a half if you don't. Allow to rest for 30 minutes.

* Step 5

At the bottom of the roasting tray you should have a delicious gravy that doesn't need much more than straining into a pan and reheating. Slice the lamb and serve.