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Roast Leg of Lamb

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Ingredients
  • 1 leg of lamb
  • 1/2 Cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • ½ tsp mace
  • 2 garlic cloves (peeled)
  • 1 bay leave
  • 1/2 Cup olive oil
Instructions
  1. Put all ingredients (except olive oil & leg of lamb) in food processor. Use steel blade and add the olive oil slowly until ingredients from a smooth paste.
  2. Cover lamb entirely with paste and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Reserve some marinade for a sauce.)
  3. Preheat oven to 450°. Roast lamb for 10-12 minutes PER POUND for medium rare.
  4. If you are using a metal thermometer, cook until it registers 140°.
  5. Remove lamb from oven and let stand for 20 minutes before slicing.