Marinated Roast Leg Of Lamb With Pepper Coating.

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 bay leaves, halved
• 6 lbs leg of lamb, trimmed of all but a thin coating of fat
• 2 1/2 tablespoons peppercorns, coarsely crushed
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 combine first 5 ingredients in large nonaluminum baking dish.
• 2 add lamb, turning to coat; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• 3 bring lamb to room temperature.
• 4 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 5 remove lamb from marinade and pat dry.
• 6 combine peppercorns and butter in small bowl; rub over entire surface of lamb.
• 7 place lamb on rack in roasting pan.
• 8 cook 15 minutes; reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue roasting until thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat registers 130 degrees for medium-rare, 45 to 60 minutes.
• 9 let stand 20 minutes, transfer to platter and serve.