Greek Roast Leg Of Lamb (Arni Psito)

Name: Greek Roast Leg Of Lamb (Arni Psito)
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2.5 kg leg of lamb; 1-2 garlic cloves. crushed; 1 tspn lemon zest; 1 tspn salt; fresh ground black pepper; 2 tbspn olive oil; 30 grm butter; 2 tbspn lemon juice; 100 ml chicken stock; 2 onions. chopped; 200 grm mushrooms. sliced; 2 tbspns flat leaf parsley. finely chopped

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Cook: 150 mins

Serves: 6

Greek Main Course

Ingredients

2.5 kg leg of lamb
1-2 garlic cloves. crushed
1 tspn lemon zest
1 tspn salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 tbspn olive oil
30 grm butter
2 tbspn lemon juice
100 ml chicken stock
2 onions. chopped
200 grm mushrooms. sliced
2 tbspns flat leaf parsley. finely chopped

Accompaniment

Description

Traditionally eaten at Easter,this is a simple & tasty
way of roasting a leg of lamb.

Method

1
Preheat oven to 200 deg C
1 Mix together garlic,lemon zest,salt & 3-4 grindings of
black pepper.Rub over lamb & place in roasting tray.

2 Place oil & butter in a sauce pan & melt over a low
heat.Add lemon juice & stock the bring to the boil,then
pour into roasting tray.

4 Place into oven & roast for 20 mins.

5 Remove lamb from oven & reduce heat to 180 deg C.

6 Add onions,parsley & mushrooms to the roasting tray,
return to oven & cook for a further 2 hours.

7 Serve with sauteed rice & the mushroom & onion mix.