Bacon-Wrapped Leg of Lamb with Red Wine Reduction

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Leg of Lamb with Red Wine Reduction
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 240 milliliters beef stock; 120 milliliters dry red wine; 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary; 3 cloves garlic, slivered; 1 serving salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 kgs leg of lamb; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, minced; 1 teaspoon tomato paste

Bacon-Wrapped Leg of Lamb with Red Wine Reduction might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains approximately 258g of protein, 132g of fat, and a total of 2442 calories. This recipe from Allrecipes requires tomato paste, olive oil, wine, and rosemary. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. Lamb Shanks In A Clementine And Fig Red Wine Reduction, Red Wine Braised Leg Of Lamb, and Mediterranean Roasted Leg of Lamb with Red Wine Sauce are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Trim excess fat and thin membrane from leg of lamb; place into roasting pan.

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Leg Of Lamb

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Roasting Pan

Cut slits in the meat and insert garlic slivers into slits.

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Garlic

Meat

Mix olive oil, lemon juice, and rosemary in a small bowl; brush mixture over lamb.

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Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Rosemary

Lamb

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Bowl

Lay bacon slices onto the meat.

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Bacon

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Let roast stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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Roast lamb in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the leg, not touching bone, reads 145 degrees F (65 degrees C) for medium-rare or 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) for medium, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.

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Transfer lamb to a serving platter, cover loosely with aluminum foil, and let stand while you make the sauce.

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Sauce

Lamb

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Skim and discard excess grease from pan drippings left in roasting pan; place roasting pan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in drippings until translucent, about 5 minutes; pour in wine. Stir wine and pan drippings, scraping up and dissolving brown bits of food stuck on the bottom of the pan.

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Onion

Wine

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Pour in stock, bring sauce to a boil, and reduce heat to low. Stir tomato paste into sauce, bring to a simmer, and cook until sauce has reduced to about 1 cup. Season with salt and black pepper. For a smoother sauce, strain before serving.

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