Leg of Lamb in Balsamic Vinegar

Name: Leg of Lamb in Balsamic Vinegar
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (5 -6 lb) leg of lamb; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; salt and pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary; 2 cloves garlic, crushed

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Recipe by dicentra

The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine – Jeff Smith – Copyright 1986 ”Balsamic vinegar is a wonderfully aged product from Modena, in Italy. It is unlike most wine vinegars in that the flavor is so mild.” Note marinating time.

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READY IN: 1hr 45mins

SERVES: 4-6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

(5 -6 lb) leg of lamb
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cup olive oil
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cup balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper
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teaspoon dried rosemary
2

cloves garlic, crushed

DIRECTIONS

With a sharp knife, pierce the leg in several places and soak it for 5 hours in the olive oil mixed with the vinegar.
Place it on a roasting rack and rub with the salt, pepper, rosemary and garlic.
Bake until a thermometer reads 140*. 1 ¼-1 ¾ hours.
Baste with the marinade several times during the roasting.
Remove from the oven and let sit 30 minutes before carving.

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