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🍽️ Overnight Marinated Lamb Roast

569 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp juniper berries
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 2 garlic cloves
• salt
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lamb leg (approx. 1,8 kg with bone)
• 200 ml red wine
• 250 ml lamb stock

Instructions

1. 1. Crush juniper berries and peppercorns in a mortar.
2. 2. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.
3. 3. Mash the garlic pieces with a pinch of salt into a paste.
4. 4. Rinse the thyme and shake it dry.
5. 5. Pluck the thyme leaves off the stems.
6. 6. Mix the crushed spices, thyme leaves, and garlic paste with the oil.
7. 7. Wash the meat and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
8. 8. Rub the marinade all over the meat.
9. 9. Cover the meat and place it in the refrigerator overnight.
10. 10. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
11. 11. Season the meat generously with salt.
12. 12. Sear the meat in a roasting pan on all sides until brown.
13. 13. Deglaze the meat with wine and some stock.
14. 14. Place the roasting pan in the oven and braise the meat for about two and a half hours.
15. 15. Baste the meat regularly with the cooking juices during the cooking time.
16. 16. Add a little more stock if needed.
17. 17. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper at the end.
18. 18. Serve the meat in the sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 569
• Protein: 78 g · Fett/Fat: 24 g · Carbs: 3 g