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Sunnudagssteikin (Roasted Leg of Lamb)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 leg of lamb (about 2 kg)
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1-1 ½ tsp Thyme
  • Sage, parsley, majoran, oregano and garlic

Directions

  1. Rinse and pad dry the meat. Cut away excess fat.
  2. Blend together all spices and rub onto the leg of lamb.
  3. Place the leg into a roasting pan. Roast in oven at 175 degrees C for 1 ¾ - 2 hr. Best served with boiled potatoes, brown gravy,
  4. cooked red cabbage (see bellow) and green beans.
Yield
6-7