Roast Leg of Lamb With Orange, Rosemary and Garlic Recipe

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Roast Leg of Lamb With Orange, Rosemary and Garlic
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
45
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 unwaxed orange
  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • 1 large glug olive oil
  • 200 ml water
  • 200 ml orange juice
  • 200 ml red wine

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  2. Rinse the lamb and pat dry with kitchen towels.
  3. Peel the orange layer of rind from the orange, into strips about 2cm by 1cm.
  4. Cut a few of the garlic cloves lengthways into batons about 2mm across.
  5. Take a strip of orange peel, wrap it around a couple of the garlic batons and a few rosemary leaves. With a very sharp knife, make a deep whole in the lamb and push the parcel into the meat, deep enough so that you can't see it. (Don't be afraid here - the deeper it goes, the more the flavours will infuse).
  6. Repeat all over the lamb until you've used all the orange peel. Don't forget the underneath.
  7. Allow to rest for about an hour.
  8. With the flat of a knife, bash the remaining garlic cloves (unpeeled) and place them in the bottom of a roasting tray. Lay the remaining rosemary sprigs on top, then lay the lamb on these.
  9. Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juices and flesh over the lamb, rubbing it in, and add the extra orange juice to the pan.
  10. Pour over a good glug of olive oil, and season well with salt.
  11. Place, uncovered, in the oven and cook for 20mins.
  12. Reduce the temperature to about 350F and put a temperature probe into the thickest part of the lamb.
  13. Check occasionally and, if required, add a little water to the pan.
  14. Once the internal temperature reaches 130F, remove the lamb from the oven, put on a warmed plate and cover well, with foil and *plenty* of tea towels. Set aside.
  15. Put the roasting tray on the hob, over a medium heat, and add the red wine and stock cube. You may need to add more water here, depending on how much has evaporated in the oven.
  16. Reduce until thickened to a gravy consistency. Serve over your lamb, accompanied with roast potatoes and mint sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 44.67 Kcal (187 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 2.44mg 0%
Potassium 114.26mg 2%
Total Carbs 4.66g 2%
Sugars 3.13g 13%
Dietary Fiber 0.02g 0%
Protein 0.38g 1%
Vitamin C 17.6mg 29%
Calcium 10.9mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 43.84 Kcal (184 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 2.39mg 0%
Potassium 112.12mg 2%
Total Carbs 4.57g 2%
Sugars 3.07g 13%
Dietary Fiber 0.02g 0%
Protein 0.37g 1%
Vitamin C 17.3mg 29%
Calcium 10.7mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.9
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

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