Ingredients:
- 1 boned leg of american lamb (5 to 6 lbs.)
- kosher salt and pepper
- about 1 3/4 cups extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- about 2 tbsp. lemon juice
Directions:
- Remove twine from lamb and trim off all but a thin layer of fat. Pat dry, season generously with salt and pepper, and rub with 1 tbsp. oil. Unfold roast and season inside the same way. Chill 1 to 2 days.
- Blanch mint 3 to 4 seconds in a pot of boiling water (this will help keep leaves bright). Drain immediately, rinse with cold water, and gently roll in paper towels to dry.
- Put mint, almonds, 1/3 cup oil, the lemon zest and 2 tbsp. juice, the chile flakes, 1 tbsp. salt, and 1 1/2 tsp. pepper in a food processor and pulse into a coarse paste.
- Take lamb out of refrigerator about 1 hour before cooking. Spread about a third of paste over inside of lamb, leaving a 1/2-in. border. To remaining paste, add 1 cup oil; season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice. Set aside.
- Roll up lamb and tie it at 1-in. intervals with kitchen twine.
- Preheat oven to 450°. Heat a large cast-iron frying pan over medium-high heat. Swirl in 1 tbsp. oil and brown lamb all over, 5 to 8 minutes. Slide pan of lamb into oven and turn heat down to 250°.
- Roast lamb, basting every half-hour with pan drippings and turning over halfway through, until it registers 135° at thickest part for medium-rare, 1 to 1 3/4 hours.
- Let roast rest 20 minutes. Remove twine. Slice across the grain and serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 12374.74 Kcal (51811 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 8882.17 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 986.91g | 1518% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 1926.37mg | 642% | |
| Sodium | 2113mg | 88% | |
| Potassium | 10930.85mg | 233% | |
| Total Carbs | 209.89g | 70% | |
| Sugars | 12.26g | 49% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 187.71g | 751% | |
| Protein | 527.4g | 1055% | |
| Vitamin C | 509.1mg | 849% | |
| Vitamin A | 82.8mg | 2761% | |
| Iron | 9992mg | 55511% | |
| Calcium | 4309.6mg | 431% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 241.77 Kcal (1012 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 173.53 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 19.28g | 1518% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 37.64mg | 642% | |
| Sodium | 41.28mg | 88% | |
| Potassium | 213.56mg | 233% | |
| Total Carbs | 4.1g | 70% | |
| Sugars | 0.24g | 49% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.67g | 751% | |
| Protein | 10.3g | 1055% | |
| Vitamin C | 9.9mg | 849% | |
| Vitamin A | 1.6mg | 2761% | |
| Iron | 195.2mg | 55511% | |
| Calcium | 84.2mg | 431% | |
* 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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