Garlic-Herb Roast Leg of Lamb |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 105 Minutes |
Ready In: 125 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Serve a memorable Easter dinner with Garlic-Herb Roast Leg of Lamb at the center. Ingredients:
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh rosemary |
2 tablespoons fresh thyme |
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley |
6 large cloves garlic, roughly chopped |
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (from 2 lemons) |
3 tinned anchovy fillets |
1 teaspoon pepper |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1 semi-boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and tied (7 to 8 lb.) |
Directions:
1. Combine rosemary, thyme, parsley, garlic, zest, anchovy fillets, pepper and oil in a food processor; puree until a fairly smooth paste forms, scraping down sides of bowl if necessary. Pat lamb dry and make 1-inch-deep slits all over with a small, sharp knife. Rub paste on lamb and into slits. Place lamb on a rack in a large roasting pan, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Transfer to countertop 1 hour before roasting.
2. Preheat oven to 400°F. Roast lamb for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and roast until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of lamb, not touching bone, registers 135°F for medium-rare (temperature will rise to 145°F as lamb rests), 1 to 1 1/4 hours longer. Remove lamb from oven, cover loosely with foil and let rest 20 minutes.
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