Best Gigot De Sept Heures French Seven Hour Roast Lamb Recipes

Gigot De Sept Heures (7hr Leg of Lamb) image

Provided by rachel21321

Categories Lamb/Sheep

Time 7h45m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 leg of lamb (about 6lbs)
4 garlic cloves (sliced)
20 whole garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
salt & pepper
2 small onions (thinly sliced)
4 carrots (peeled)
1 bouquet garni
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup flour (may need more depending on humidity levels)
1 cup water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300°F
Make many small incisions in lamb, place slivers of garlic in each incision.
Rub lamb well with olive oil, season with salt & pepper. (At this point I would brown the lamb on all sides-but that's not necessary.)
Place it in Dutch oven and add onions, carrots, bouquet garni, garlic, wine. Put lid on Dutch oven.
Combine flour and water, make a 'caulk' and use it to seal the lid to the dutch oven.
Place it in the 300 degree oven and cook for 7 hours. Yes, 7 hours. (no peeking--leave it alone.).
Remove the Dutch oven and break the seal. You don't have to eat the cooked flour paste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.3, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 34.1, Carbohydrate 27.1, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 3.4, Protein 3.5

Auvergnese Seven-Hour Leg Of Lamb image

Provided by Patricia Wells

Time 3h45m

Yield Eight servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 leg of lamb, bone in, 6 to 7 pounds, carefully trimmed of excess fat
1 large, whole head garlic, cloves peeled and halved
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 onions, peeled and quartered
6 carrots, peeled and quartered
6 bay leaves
1 bunch fresh thyme or several teaspoons dried
2 bottles dry white wine, such as a French Riesling
5 pounds large boiling potatoes
5 tomatoes, cored, peeled, seeded and chopped

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Pierce the skin of the lamb and insert the cloves of garlic, distributing evenly throughout. Season with salt and pepper.
Layer the onions, carrots, bay leaves and thyme on the bottom of a large Dutch oven or covered roaster large enough to hold the lamb. Place the lamb on top and roast in the oven, uncovered, for one hour.
Remove the pan from the oven and slowly add the wine. Cover, place over high heat on top of the stove and bring the liquid to a boil. Return the pan, covered, to the oven, reduce the heat to 350 degrees and roast the lamb, turning from time to time, until it is very tender and actually falling off the bone. This should generally take two to three hours more.
One hour before serving, bury the potatoes and tomatoes in the liquid, cover and roast until cooked through. The lamb should be very moist. As the French say, you should be able to eat it with a spoon. Much of the liquid will have cooked away, but what remains will be sweet and flavorful.
Carefully remove the lamb from the pan, cut the meat into thin slices and serve, surrounded with vegetables and the remaining cooking liquid.

Gigot De Sept Heures (French Seven Hour Roast Lamb) image

Provided by Lou van

Categories Lamb/Sheep

Time 7h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 F/ 150°C.
Make small incisions in the lamb and put a sliver of garlic inside each incision.
Rub the lamb well with the olive oil and season all over with the salt and pepper.
Place it in a Dutch oven and add the sliced onions, whole carrots, whole garlic cloves, bouquet garni and wine.
Put the lid on the Dutch oven.
In a medium bowl combine the flour and water to form a rough dough, mixing well with a wooden spoon. (Don't worry you don't have to eat it).
Use the dough like grout to create a seal that connects the lid to the Dutch oven.
Place in the oven and cook for 7 hours.
Remove from the oven and break the seal.
Serve.