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🍽️ Provencal-style Marinated Leg of Lamb

656 kcal · 90 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Peel the garlic and chop it roughly.
  2. 2. Wash the rosemary and shake it dry.
  3. 3. Wash the lemons and cut them into wedges.
  4. 4. Rub the leg of lamb all over with 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
  5. 5. Place the lemon wedges, half of the herbs, and the chopped garlic into a large plastic bag.
  6. 6. Place the leg of lamb into the bag and seal it.
  7. 7. Marinate the meat in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
  8. 8. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  9. 9. Remove the leg of lamb from the bag and scrape off the marinade.
  10. 10. Season the leg of lamb generously with salt and pepper.
  11. 11. Place the herbs and the remaining marinade into a baking dish.
  12. 12. Pour one cup of water into the dish.
  13. 13. Place the leg of lamb on top and roast it for about 30 minutes.
  14. 14. Continue roasting until the skin has taken on color.
  15. 15. Wash the remaining rosemary and add it to the lamb.
  16. 16. Halve the garlic bulbs crosswise.
  17. 17. Mix the garlic halves with the remaining olive oil.
  18. 18. Add the garlic mixture to the lamb.
  19. 19. Turn the leg of lamb over.
  20. 20. Roast the leg of lamb for another 40 minutes.
  21. 21. Pierce the leg near the bone to check the juices.
  22. 22. If the juice is clear, the meat is done.
  23. 23. If the juice is still bloody, roast it for another 5 to 10 minutes.
  24. 24. Remove the finished leg of lamb from the oven.

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