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🍽️ Roasted Leg of Lamb
501 kcal · 110 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 bunch rosemary
- 1 bunch thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 lemons (organic)
- 100 ml vegetable oil
- 1 lamb leg (approx. 1.4-1.8 kg)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- 1. Peel the garlic cloves and chop them roughly.
- 2. Wash the rosemary and thyme and shake them dry.
- 3. Strip the leaves from the stems and chop the herbs finely.
- 4. Wash the lemon and grate the zest.
- 5. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- 6. Mix the garlic, herbs, lemon zest, lemon juice, bay leaves, and oil in a bowl.
- 7. Rub the leg of lamb all over with the marinade.
- 8. Place the meat into a plastic bag.
- 9. Marinate the meat in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- 10. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- 11. Take the leg of lamb out of the bag.
- 12. Place the meat on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- 13. Season the leg generously with salt and pepper.
- 14. Roast the meat for about 30 minutes until the surface browns.
- 15. Drizzle the meat with the remaining oil.
- 16. Reduce the oven temperature to 140 degrees Celsius.
- 17. Continue roasting the meat for another 50 to 60 minutes.
- 18. Cover the meat with aluminum foil or baking paper if necessary.
- 19. Pierce the leg of lamb near the bone with a fork.
- 20. Check the escaping juice: if it is clear, the meat is done.
- 21. Roast the meat for another 5 to 10 minutes if the juice is bloody.
- 22. Remove the leg of lamb from the oven.
- 23. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes covered.
- 24. Slice the meat off the bone against the grain.
- 25. Serve the meat.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 501
- Protein: 52 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 2 g