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🍽️ Crispy Lamb Leg with Herb Crust

246 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lamb leg approx. 2,5 kg (with bone)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp medium-hot mustard
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celsius. Set the heating mode to top and bottom heat.
2. 2. Rinse the lamb leg briefly and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Remove the bone at the bottom end of the meat, but leave the top bone in place.
4. 4. Shape the meat into a uniform roll and tie it securely with kitchen twine.
5. 5. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
6. 6. Heat oil in a pan and sear the meat on all sides until it has a brown crust.
7. 7. Place the seared meat onto a baking sheet.
8. 8. Brush the surface of the meat thinly with mustard.
9. 9. Coarsely crush the coriander seeds using a mortar and pestle or a knife.
10. 10. Spread the crushed coriander seeds evenly over the meat.
11. 11. Put the tray in the oven and roast the meat for about 2.5 hours until it is pink (medium).
12. 12. Take the meat out of the oven and let it rest covered with aluminum foil for a few minutes.
13. 13. Remove the kitchen twine from the meat.
14. 14. Slice the lamb and serve it.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 246
• Protein: 39 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 0 g