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Ingredientes

• 5 - 6 lb Bone-In Lamb Leg Roast
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 5 Cloves Garlic (sliced)
• 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
• 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Tablespoon heaping chopped Rosemary
• 1 Tablespoon heaping chopped Sage

Preparación

1. 1

   Remove meat from packaging and set aside to allow it to come up to room temperature for about an hour. Pat dry with a paper towel.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

3. 3

   Using a knife, stab 1 inch deep holes into the less fatty side of the roast (this will be the top). Also cut several shallow straight slices across the fat on the bottom.

4. 4

   Drizzle olive oil over both sides of the roast and rub it in using your hands. Push the garlic slices into the top holes of the roast.

5. 5

   Sprinkle each side of the roast with salt and pepper and the chopped herbs (rosemary and sage).

6. 6

   Place the roast fat side down in a roasting pan and roast at 400°F for 20 minutes.

7. 7

   Turn heat down to 350°F and continue cooking for 1.5-2.25 hours. I usually take the temperature first at 1.5 hours, then recheck in 20 minute intervals.

8. 8

   Temp a thicker part of the roast with a meat thermometer and remove from oven when you are within about 5°F less than your desired doneness (145°F for medium rare; 160°F for medium).

9. 9

   Tent with foil and let the roast rest for at least 15 minutes before carving.