Leg of Lamb With Oregano and Lemon
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 3 1⁄2 lbs leg of lamb (on the bone)
- 2 lemons, juice of
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 50 g butter
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 large potatoes
directions
- Pre-heat oven to 220*C/425*F. Rinse and trim the excess fat off the lamb. Put it in a large baking dish and rub all over with the lemon juice, seasoning well with salt and pepper. Crush the oregano between your fingers and sprinkle over the meat to cover. Dot the butter over the top of the lamb and pour 1 cup of water around it. Drizzle the olive oil around it as well. Bake for about 15 to 30 minutes on each side, until browned all over.
- Peel the potatoes and cut into bite sized pieces. Scatter them into the baking dish around the lamb, seasoning with some salt and turning to coat in the juices. Add a little more water if it has totally evaporated.
- Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and turn the oven temperature down to 180*C/350*F. Return the baking dish to the oven and continue to bake for another 2 1/2 hours or so, turning the lamb over at least once curing this time and giving the potatoes a stir. Remove the foil the last 30 minutes of cooking time. Serve warm with a green salad.
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Reviews
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This was a delicious Sunday roast lunch for us. I did 'play' with the recipe a bit, but stayed true to it, I believe. I blended the lemon juice oregano and butter and added 3 garlic cloves for good measure (I think lamb and garlic are made for one another). Spread the resulting buttery-garlicky paste over the lamb and proceeded with recipe. I starte the roast off around 10 in the morning because of the long cooking time, but it was melting soft by the time done, which is exactly the way we Greeks like it. A keeper.
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