Dragan's Leg Of Lamb With Garlic And

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound new potatoes
• 12 ounces baby carrots
• 1 (5 pound) leg of lamb
• 30 cloves garlic, peeled
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup coarse-grain brown mustard
• 1 cup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• preheat the oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). bring a large pot of water to a boil. add the potatoes and carrots; boil for about 3 minutes. drain and set aside.
• rinse the leg of lamb and pat dry. place it in a roasting pan and season generously with salt and pepper. rub the salt and pepper into the meat. use a small knife to make incisions big enough for a garlic clove to fit in all over the leg. stuff the garlic cloves into the holes. spoon the mustard over the lamb and rub it in as well.
• roast, uncovered, in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes. reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) add the potatoes and carrots to the roasting pan. baste the lamb with , reserving the rest for basting at 20 minute intervals.
• continue to roast the lamb until the internal temperature reaches at least 140 degrees f (60 degrees c) for medium rare, about 1 1/2 hours longer. remove from the oven and allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before carving. spoon the pan drippings over the meat and vegetables when serving.