ROASTED ORANGE LEG OF LAMB

Roasted Orange Leg of Lamb image

Another recipe from my mother. Simple yet delicious!

Provided by tracy johnson

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Lamb Leg

Time 3h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon seasoned salt, or as needed
1 (3 pound) leg of lamb
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 cup fresh orange juice, or more as needed
1 onion, chopped
½ cup water, or more as needed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Grease a roasting pan with olive oil.
Rub seasoned salt over leg of lamb.
Mix flour and mustard together in a bowl. Rub over leg of lamb. Transfer to the prepared roasting pan.
Roast leg of lamb in the preheated oven until browned, about 20 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Add orange juice, onion, and water to the roasting pan. Continue baking lamb, basting with orange juice and water every 30 minutes, until tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 66.3 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 23.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 397 mg, Sugar 3.8 g