Herbed Leg Of Lamb

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 lbs boneless leg of lamb, netted
• 3/4 cup dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh thyme, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 3/4 cup red wine

Recipe

• 1 season lamb with salt and pepper.
• 2 sliver two cloves of the garlic.
• 3 with a sharp knife, cut slits into the lamb and insert the slivers of garlic.
• 4 rub meat generously all over with the dijon mustard.
• 5 mix the herbs and pat evenly all over meat.
• 6 heat oven to 375.
• 7 in roaster with a cover, place the lamb and the remaining peeled cloves of garlic.
• 8 roast uncovered for 1 hour.
• 9 reduce the broth and wine to make 2 cups.
• 10 at the end of the hour, reduce the oven temperature to 300.
• 11 pour the 2 cups liquid over the lamb, cover and roast for one hour.
• 12 at the end of this hour, baste and roast for 45 minutes longer.
• 13 turn off the oven and let sit, covered.
• 14 serve with au jus and chutney or mint sauce, if desired.