OUMA'S GREEK LAMB

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A unique, Greek-style leg of lamb roasted with garlic and rosemary. A must for any family event. Serve with mint sauce or jelly. Add in any vegetables you like during the last hour of baking.

Provided by Ashley

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek

Time 12h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

½ cup salted butter, softened
6 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 (6 pound) leg of lamb
3 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix butter, garlic, and rosemary together in a dish and let stand for 1 minute.
Puncture lamb in about 10 places using a long-bladed knife, twisting the knife after each cut. Place lamb in a deep roasting dish. Use your hands to stuff holes with the garlic-rosemary butter. Drizzle olive oil over the top.
Bake, covered, in the preheated oven for 4 hours. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and bake for 7 hours more.
Uncover and continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 130 degrees F (54 degrees C), about 1 hour more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 510.5 calories, Carbohydrate 0.8 g, Cholesterol 167.4 mg, Fat 38.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 39.2 g, SaturatedFat 16.8 g, Sodium 182 mg