High Altitude Lamb

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• leg of lamb (6-7 lbs)
• 2 cloves garlic, cut into slivers
• 1/2 teaspoon dried savory
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper (optional)
• 1 -2 tablespoon flour, for gravy
• 1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup chicken stock, for gravy (in case there is not enough drippings)
• to taste potato, peeled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 550 degrees f.
• 2 place lamb fat side up on rack in roasting pan.
• 3 with small sharp knife cut slits all over lamb.
• 4 place garlic slivers in slits.
• 5 in small bowl combine savory through olive oil and combine well.
• 6 rub herb mixture over lamb.
• 7 salt and pepper lamb, if desired.
• 8 insert meat therometer into lamb.
• 9 bake at 550 degrees f for 15 minutes (rare-internal temp 140), 20 minutes (medium-internal temp 160), or 25 minutes (well-internal temp 170).
• 10 turn off oven.
• 11 do not open oven door for 3 1/2 hours.
• 12 pour off 2 tablespoons fat into saucepan and cook with 1 tablespoon flour.
• 13 add drippings and chicken stock to equal 2 cups.
• 14 cook until thickened.