
Rosemary Roasted Leg of Lamb
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. fresh ground pepper
- 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
- One quarter cup fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- One quarter cup olive oil
- 1 5-pound leg of lamb
- One quarter cup red wine
- 2 Tbsp. shallots, chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Combine pepper, salt, rosemary, garlic and olive oil and stir
- Coat leg of lamb with mixture and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Place lamb on a wire rack with roasting pan underneath
- Roast lamb for 15 minutes
- Add wine to pan and roast another 15 minutes
- Reduce heat to 350, add shallots to roasting pan and continue roasting, basting every 15 - 20 minutes until lamb is done to your liking
- The lamb will take an hour or more to cook but should read at least 130 degrees on a meat thermometer for rare meat
- Remove lamb from oven
- Skim off fat from roasting pan, add chicken broth and stir
- Slice lamb and serve with broth from the roasting pan
- Lamb also goes very well with mint sauce or jelly