Roast Leg of Lamb with a rich lamb gravy
This is my way for getting perfectly juicy Roast Leg of Lamb. Tender Roast Leg of Lamb coated with a simple but flavourful herb and lemon rub and served with rich, meaty gravy.
I think a good quality joint of lamb has got to be one of the most flavourful meats going.
Full roast lamb recipe inc hints and tips here:
Ingredients:
2 kg (4.4 lb) leg of lamb
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp Maldon salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
For the gravy:
Meat juices from your roasted lamb
2 lamb stock cubes crumbled
1 beef stock cube crumbled
720ml (3 cups) hot vegetable stock - from your boiled/steamed vegetables and potatoes
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
5 tbsp cold water
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Roast Leg of Lamb with Pomegranate, Garlic & Herbs - Easter Lamb Recipe
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Roast Bone In Leg of Lamb Recipe + Delicious Easy Garlic & Herb Marinade
Learn how to make this delicious garlic and herb marinated and roasted bone-in leg of lamb recipe that is perfect to serve up to family and friends.
A leg of lamb is a large cut of meat that literally comes from the leg of a lamb. Leg of lamb is an extremely tender piece of meat and can be cooked in myriad ways from over an open fire to being roasted in the oven. It is most often offered as a bone-in or boneless cut of meat varying in weights from 3-9 pounds coming in at around $11.00 per pound. Of course, if you decide to purchase the bone-in cut, then about 2 pounds of it will surely be bone weight.
This is a fantastic roast that is perfect to serve up to a large group of family or guests especially for holiday occasions such as Easter, Passover, or Christmas. You will often see a leg of lamb in abundance in the weeks leading up to Easter. For an Italian Easter, you would roast the lamb and serve it with browned potatoes which are known as abbacchio al forno.
Ingredients for this recipe:
For the Lamb
• 7-9-pound bone-in leg of lamb
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 10 finely minced cloves of garlic
• leaves of 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• leaves of 10 sprigs of fresh thyme
• ¼ cup white wine
• sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
For the Potatoes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 10 yellow potatoes cut into 2” pieces
• ½ peeled and sliced red onion
• sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
Serves 10
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Procedures
1. Score the lamb in a chessboard-like pattern all over the leg of lamb.
2. Generously rub the lamb with olive oil, garlic, herbs, white wine, salt, and pepper on all sides.
3. Place the lamb in a pan and cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight to marinate for at least 12 hours and up to 48 hours.
4. Preheat the oven to 425°.
5. Remove the lamb and place it in a pan with a rack and roast at 425° for 25 minutes and then at 350° for 80-90 minutes or until it reaches 135° to 140° internally.
6. Remove the lamb and it rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
7. For the Potatoes: With about 30 minutes left in the cooking process of the lamb, begin to make the potatoes.
8. Add the oil to a very large frying pan or rondeau pot over high heat until it begins to lightly smoke.
9. Add the potatoes and onions into the pan and sauté for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to brown.
10. Place the pan in the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are browned and tender.
11. Serve the sliced lamb along with the potatoes.
Chef Notes:
Make-Ahead: This recipe is meant to be eaten as soon as it is done cooking and resting. However, you can make it up to 1 hour ahead of time and keep it warm at low temperatures in the oven, at around 225° F, before serving it.
How to Reheat: Place the desired amount of meat in a medium size pan and add in ¼ cup of beef stock and heat at 350° for 8-12 minutes or until hot. You can also heat it in the microwave until hot.
How to Store: Place covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.
Any drinking white wine will do for this recipe.
Gennaro Contaldo's Easter Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe | Citalia
Easter, or Pasqua in Italian, is one of the country's most important celebrations, with processions, ceremonies and feasts taking place across the whole of Italy. As with many of Italy's holidays, food plays an integral part in the Easter celebrations.
Here, chef Gennaro Contaldo shows you how to make a delicious roast leg of lamb with spring peas and baby onions - the perfect centre-piece for your Easter lunch this year, particularly if served on a large platter with the peas and sweet onions tumbling down around the meat. Your Easter lunch is a great opportunity to celebrate the produce of the spring season and Gennaro’s leg of lamb recipe is the perfect way to showcase these lovely fresh flavours.
To ensure maximum flavour enters the meat, Gennaro scores the leg of lamb and rubs in olive oil, salt and pepper before adding black olives and chopped anchovies before cooking. Anchovies may seem like a surprising addition to a lamb dish but instead of tasting fish, you simply get a deep, salty flavour which complements the lamb - delicious!
Looking for an authentic pudding to round off your Easter feast? Why not try Gennaro's Pastiera di Grano, a sweet tart made from wheat, ricotta and candied citrus peel. Click here to find out more:
Roasted Leg of Lamb | Easter Recipe | Safeway
This Easter, don’t make a reservation, make this Roasted Leg of Lamb, bursting with flavors of lemon and rosemary!
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 2 lemons
2 Tbs minced rosemary
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 4 to 4 ½- pound Open Nature ® partial bone-in leg of lamb
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix to combine all ingredients (except roast) in a gallon sized zip-top bag. Add roast and let sit on counter for 1 hour, flipping bag over after 30 minutes. If not cooking right away, store in refrigerator for up to 12 hours. Remove 1 hour before cooking and let rest on counter.
2. Preheat oven to 450°. Remove lamb from marinade and place in a pan with a roasting rack. Cook lamb for 20 minutes. Tent lamb and turn oven down to 350°. Roast for an additional 75-85 minutes, until internal temperature of 145° for medium rare is reached. Tent loosely with foil and let rest for 15 minutes. Slice and serve.
PRO TIPS
1. Oregano is a great substitute for rosemary.
2. To serve the roast, cut thin slices across the top of the roast, stopping at the bone. Then, cut horizontally along the edge of the bone to remove the slices.
Recipe here:
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Roast Lamb Leg with Gravy
I love a good roast lamb leg! Well, when it's done to perfect blushing pink perfection with an awesome gravy... :)
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