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Roast Leg of Lamb

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Roast Leg of Lamb

A classic British Easter centrepiece, roasting a leg of lamb studded with garlic and rosemary until tender and fragrant.

Total time
100 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
80 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
British

Ingredients

2kgleg of lamb
6 clovesgarlic, sliced
3 sprigsfresh rosemary
3 tbspolive oil
1 tspsea salt
1 tspcracked pepper
1 cupred wine
1 cupbeef stock
mint sauceto serve

Instructions

1

Make incisions all over the lamb. Insert garlic and rosemary sprigs.

2

Rub with olive oil, salt and pepper.

3

Roast at 200°C for 20 minutes. Reduce to 180°C. Continue for 1 hour (medium-rare) or 1 hour 20 minutes (well done).

4

Rest 20 minutes.

5

Make gravy from pan juices, wine and stock. Serve with mint sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
171
Protein
1.4g
Fat
11.2g
Carbs
6.4g
Fiber
2.2g
Sodium
710mg

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