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Roasted Leg of Lamb
Roasted Leg of Lamb is flavored with zippy lemon juice, fresh garlic, rosemary, and is topped with a sauce made from its own pan drippings and herbs. This is the best way to enjoy roast lamb!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Rest
15 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 273 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Lamb
- 6 pounds leg of lamb
- 1/4 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 8 cloves minced garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
Sauce
- pan drippings
- 1 white onion diced
- 1/3 cup minced fresh rosemary
- 1/3 cup minced chives
- 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup red wine or red grape juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Put your leg of lamb in a roasting pan and pour lemon juice over it. In a small bowl mix together garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Using your hands, rub the spices all over the lamb.
- Roast the lamb for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. After 30 minutes, reduce the heat to 350 degrees. Continue roasting for about 1 hour longer, until your meat thermometer reads 145 degrees.
- Remove lamb from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
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Sauce
- While the lamb is resting, make your sauce by pouring all of the drippings from the roasting pan into a medium-sized sauce pan. Get all the little bits, and burned chunks that you can.
- Heat the sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add in onions and sauté for 5-7 minutes. Add in herbs and flour and sauté for another minute.
- Add in chicken stock and grape juice and bring to a boil. Sauce should begin to thicken.
- Remove from heat. Strain out all the herbs and onions (if desired), leaving a pure sauce. Serve the sauce drizzled over the lamb once it is sliced.
Notes
- Recipe adapted from Emeril Lagasse 2004
Nutrition Information
Calories
273kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
111mg
(37%)
Sodium
876mg
(37%)
Potassium
640mg
(18%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
275IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 273
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 273kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 111mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 876mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 640mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 275IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.