Roast Leg of Lamb - Mediterranean Style Recipe

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Roast Leg of Lamb - Mediterranean Style
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Ingredients:

  • 1 leg of lamb (about 1.5 kg) or 1 lamb shoulder ( about 1.5 kg)
  • 6 garlic cloves, slivered
  • 1 (330 ml) bottle beer

Directions:

  1. Remove all the fat from the lamb (or most of it).
  2. Make small slits just large enough for garlic slivers evenly in the leg of lamb, and insert the garlic slivers.
  3. Cut the carrots into thick slices, the onions and lemons into quarters.
  4. Rub the lamb with olive oil, put salt and pepper all over.
  5. Put the lamb into a pan and place all the vegetables around it.
  6. Fill up with olive oil (1/2- 1 cup) and boiling water.
  7. Put into oven at 400°F and roast for an hour.
  8. After one hour, turn meat over and fill pan with the whole bottle of beer.
  9. Put back into oven for another hour.
  10. The vegetables give a very nice sauce.
  11. Experiment with the amount of lemon.
  12. A nice variation is adding potatoes (quarters) when turning the lamb, gives great side-dish.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1146.3 Kcal (4799 kJ)
Calories from fat 675.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 75.06g 115%
Cholesterol 380mg 127%
Sodium 232.8mg 10%
Potassium 1094.71mg 23%
Total Carbs 16.14g 5%
Sugars 6.19g 25%
Dietary Fiber 3.97g 16%
Protein 91.89g 184%
Vitamin C 29.9mg 50%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 10.5mg 58%
Calcium 91.2mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 173.95 Kcal (728 kJ)
Calories from fat 102.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.39g 115%
Cholesterol 57.66mg 127%
Sodium 35.33mg 10%
Potassium 166.12mg 23%
Total Carbs 2.45g 5%
Sugars 0.94g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 16%
Protein 13.94g 184%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 50%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 1.6mg 58%
Calcium 13.8mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.4
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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