Lemon-and-Mint Roast Leg of Lamb with Flageolets

Name: Lemon-and-Mint Roast Leg of Lamb with Flageolets
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 227 grams pitted Calamata olives, coarsely chopped; 946 milliliters chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth; 8 servings Oven-Dried Tomatoes; 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley stems, tied with kitchen string; 10 garlic cloves—4 whole, 4 thinly sliced and 2 minced; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 kilograms leg of lamb, haitch bone and thigh bone removed, tied with kitchen string at 1 1/2-inch intervals; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 454 grams flageolet beans, picked over and rinsed; 355 milliliters 1/2 loosely packed cups mint leaves, torn into pieces; 6 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 113 grams double-smoked slab bacon, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut crosswise into matchsticks; 4 thyme sprigs; 946 milliliters water, plus more for roasting pan

Lemon-and-Mint Roast Leg of Lamb with Flageolets is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One serving contains 627 calories, 59g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bay leaf, kosher salt and pepper, leg of lamb, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large, enameled cast-iron casserole.

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Olive Oil

Add the bacon and cook over moderately high heat until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes.

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Bacon

Add the onion and the 4 whole garlic cloves and cook until softened and just golden, about 5 minutes longer.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Onion

Add the flageolets, parsley stems, bay leaf and thyme sprigs and toss to coat.

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Fresh Thyme

Bay Leaves

Parsley

Add the chicken stock, 3 cups of the water and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil.

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Chicken Stock

Olive Oil

Water

Preheat the oven to 35

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Oven

Top the beans with crumpled, moistened parchment paper, then cover and bake for about 2 1/2 hours, stirring gently 2 or 3 times; the beans should be tender, but not mushy. Season the beans with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Beans

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Drain the beans; reserve their cooking liquid and discard the parsley bundle, thyme, garlic cloves and bay leaf.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Bay Leaves

Parsley

Beans

Thyme

Using a sharp paring knife, make 1-inch incisions about 1 inch apart all over the lamb. Insert the garlic slices into the slits. Increase the oven temperature to 37

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Garlic

Lamb

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Add water to the roasting pan occasionally if necessary to prevent the pan juices from burning.

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Water

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Roasting Pan

Transfer the lamb to a cutting board and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Leave the oven on.

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Lamb

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Set the roasting pan over 2 burners, add the remaining 1 cup of water and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the olives and the remaining half of the mint and pour the pan sauce into a bowl.

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Olives

Sauce

Water

Mint

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Rewarm the beans over moderate heat; add some of the reserved bean cooking liquid if they seem dry. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Beans

Heat the Oven-Dried Tomatoes in the oven until warmed through. Spoon the beans onto a large platter and arrange the dried tomatoes around them. Thickly slice the lamb and arrange it over the beans.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes