Arni Psito - Roast Leg Of Lamb

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (6 -7 lb) leg of lamb
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 potatoes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500°f.
• 2 place lamb fat-side up in shallow roasting pan.
• 3 rub lamb with olive oil and lemon juice; season with rosemary, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic.
• 4 place in oven, reduce heat to 350f and rost lamb for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 175-180°f.
• 5 to add the optional potates, about 40 minutes before lamb is done, peel and quarter 6 large potatoes and place them around the lamb. sprinkle with additional lemon juice, salt, pepper and oregano to taste.
• 6 after 20 minutes of baking, turn potatoes over to brown other side.
• 7 continue roasting until potatoes pierce easily with a fork.
• 8 let lamb stand 20 minutes before carving.