Roast Leg of Lamb With Spring Vegetables
- 1 leg of lamb, bone-in (about 4 lbs.)
- salt and pepper
- 6 sprigs fresh rosemary, divided
- 6 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 12 lb small red potato, halved
- 12 lb baby carrots
- 6 baby leeks, root ends trimmed (use white and some of the green parts)
- 12 lb zucchini (baby)
- 1 12 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 12 cup red wine
- 23 cup brown stock (can sub chicken broth with a little Kitchen Bouquet or browning sauce added)
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Rub lamb all over with salt and pepper.
- Put lamb in a large roasting pan, lay 3 rosemary sprigs on top and scatter garlic cloves around the lamb.
- Roast for 20 minutes, then turn lamb over.
- Remove old rosemary sprigs and add 3 new ones on top.
- Add potatoes to pan and toss in the lamb fat.
- Return to oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove rosemary and turn lamb over again and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Add carrots and leeks and toss with potatoes in lamb fat.
- Turn lamb again.
- Roast for another 15 minutes and add zucchini and toss all vegies in fat.
- Turn lamb again.
- Roast another 15 minutes and then take lamb out of pan and put on cutting board.
- Tent with foil.
- Remove vegies to serving dish and keep warm.
- Separate garlic cloves from vegies.
- For gravy, spoon the fat from the surface.
- Place roasting pan over medium heat on stove-top and stir in flour to make a roux.
- Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, then gradually stir in wine and stock.
- Boil 2 minutes and strain into gravy boat.
- Carve the lamb and serve with vegies .
- Serve a garlic clove with each serving and squeeze garlic "paste" from skin onto the lamb.
- Serve gravy separately.
lamb, salt, rosemary, garlic, red potato, baby carrots, baby leeks, zucchini, flour, red wine, brown stock
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roast-leg-of-lamb-with-spring-vegetables-482509 (may not work)