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Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Herbs

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 10 min
  • Servings 8
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Looking for a delicious alternative to your regular Sunday roast? Try a succulent leg of lamb; its easy to season and roast to perfection.
Updated May 10, 2005
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Ingredients

  • 1 leg of lamb, 5 pounds
  • 3 garlic cloves, cut into slivers
  • 3 teaspoons dried dill weed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Do not remove fell (paperlike covering) from lamb. Make 10 or 12 small slits in lamb with tip of knife. Insert slivers of garlic into slits. Mix remaining ingredients; rub over lamb.
  • 2
    Place lamb, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of lamb and does not touch bone or rest in fat. Do not add water.
  • 3
    Roast uncovered to desired doneness: For medium-rare, 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours 5 minutes or until thermometer reads 140°F; for medium, 2 hours 5 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes or until thermometer reads 155°F.
  • 4
    Cover lamb with tent of aluminum foil and let stand 15 to 20 minutes. Temperature will continue to rise about 5°F (to 145°F for medium-rare; to 160° for medium) and lamb will be easier to carve as juices set up. Remove foil.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Let color guide you when purchasing lamb. In general, the lighter the color, the younger and more tender the meat. Other things to look for are a fine-grained flesh and a creamy white fat.
  • tip 2
    Follow time and temperature guidelines exactly so you don’t overcook the meat.
  • tip 3
    Remember this recipe the next time lamb goes on sale.
  • tip 4
    Not a camper? A tent of aluminum foil loosely covers a roast and is folded to hold in as much heat and steam as possible.

Nutrition

275 Calories, 13 g Total Fat, 39 g Protein, 1 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
275
Calories from Fat
115
Total Fat
13 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Cholesterol
125 mg
Sodium
540 mg
Potassium
480 mg
Total Carbohydrate
1 g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
39 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
18%
18%
Exchanges:
6 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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