Best Leg Of Lamb Open Faced Sandwich With Black Olive Saltsa Arni Psito Recipes

Baked Lamb And Orzo (Arni Youvetsi) image

Provided by Food Network

Time 3h25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 pounds lamb (shank, leg, shoulder roast, top roast, etc.)
Olive oil, for drizzling
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 large onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3/4 cup diced tomatoes
3 cups broth or water
8 ounces orzo
Myzithra cheese, feta, Parmesan or good Romano, for serving

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Rub the lamb with olive oil and sprinkle very liberally with salt and pepper. Sear the lamb in a heavy bottomed skillet. Transfer to a casserole dish.
Add a little olive oil to the skillet, then add the onions. Cook until tender, then stir in the garlic and tomato paste and cook until they start to become incorporated with the onions. Add the diced tomatoes and broth and bring to a boil; season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the liquid to the lamb casserole. Cover it and bake until the lamb is very tender, about 2 hours 30 minutes.
Add the orzo and stir. Add some hot water if it starts to look dry and continue to bake, uncovered, until the orzo is cooked, 20 to 30 minutes.
Serve pieces of the lamb alongside the orzo and top generously with your choice of cheese.

Arni Psito: Spit Roasted Traditional Goat or Lamb image

Provided by Cat Cora

Categories main-dish

Time 4h30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 leg of lamb or goat
8 small sprigs rosemary
3 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon dry oregano, chopped fine
1 lemon, juiced
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped fine

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Make sure the lamb is cleaned well and any hard fat is trimmed off. Make 8 slits in the leg and stuff them with the rosemary sprigs and garlic cloves. Rub the leg with the olive oil, dry oregano, lemon, salt, and pepper. Roast for about 30 minutes.
Lower the heat to 375 degrees F. Add water to the pan, if needed. Cook for about 3 1/2 hours. Remove from the pan and let rest. Skim the fat from the pan juices and pour into a bowl with the fresh oregano.

Arni Psito - Roast Leg of Lamb image

Provided by Acerast

Categories Lamb/Sheep

Time 3h10m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (6 -7 lb) leg of lamb
1/4 cup olive oil
1 lemon, juice of
3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
6 garlic cloves, minced
6 potatoes (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 500°F.
Place lamb fat-side up in shallow roasting pan.
Rub lamb with olive oil and lemon juice; season with rosemary, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic.
Place in oven, reduce heat to 350F and rost lamb for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 175-180°F.
To add the optional potates, about 40 minutes before lamb is done, peel and quarter 6 large potatoes and place them around the lamb. Sprinkle with additional lemon juice, salt, pepper and oregano to taste.
After 20 minutes of baking, turn potatoes over to brown other side.
Continue roasting until potatoes pierce easily with a fork.
Let lamb stand 20 minutes before carving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 749.3, Fat 52.7, SaturatedFat 20.7, Cholesterol 227.9, Sodium 194.6, Carbohydrate 1.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.2, Protein 63.4