Free Recipe Arni Lemonato (Roast Lemon Lamb)
Recipe Type: Free Greek Recipes
Recipe Preparation: cook
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Recipe Serves: 8
Ingredients for Arni Lemonato (Roast Lemon Lamb) Recipe
Karen Mintzias
Freshly ground black pepper
1 Leg of lamb, about 2 kg
1 ts Dried rigani or oregano
3 Garlic cloves
2 tb Butter or margarine
2 Lemons (juice only)
1 c Hot water
Salt
Arni Lemonato (Roast Lemon Lamb) Preparation
Serves: 6-8 Oven temperature: 180 C (350 F) Cooking time: 2 1/2 hours Wipe leg with damp cloth. Cut small slits over surface of lamb. Cut garlic cloves into slivers and insert in slits. Rub entire surface with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with herb and place in a roasting pan. Cook in a moderate oven for 1 hour. Drain off fat and add hot water to pan. Spread butter on lamb and return to oven. Cook for further 1 1/2 hours or until lamb is cooked to taste. Turn during cooking to brown evenly. Allow lamb to rest in warm place for 15 to 20 minutes before carving. Skim off excess fat from pan juices, reduce if necessary and serve with the lamb. Note: 1 kg (2 lb) potatoes, peeled and quartered, may be cooked with the lamb during the last hour. Sprinkle with additional lemon juice, herb, salt and pepper. From: The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos. ISBN: 1 86302 069 1 Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
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