Roasted Leg of Lamb with Artichokes, Fennel and Red Bliss Potatoes

Name: Roasted Leg of Lamb with Artichokes, Fennel and Red Bliss Potatoes
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 baby artichokes; 5 bay leaves; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 1 bottle dry white wine; 2 bulbs fennel, cut into 1/4-inch slices; 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 10 servings Kosher salt; 4 kilograms leg of lamb, boned*, reserving bones; 4 kilograms Extra-virgin olive oil1 leg of lamb, boned*, reserving bones; 1 lemon, cut in 1/2; 907 grams red bliss potatoes, about 20, cut into quarters; 59 milliliters sprigs rosemary, finely chopped (about; 1 bundle thyme, about 10 sprigs tied together with string; 10 whole garlic cloves

Roasted Leg of Lamb with Artichokes, Fennel and Red Bliss Potatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 10. One serving contains 772 calories, 101g of protein, and 21g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 10 minutes. A mixture of kosher salt, wine, pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Cut the lamb into 2 equal halves and butterfly each half.

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Lamb

Remove any huge gobs of fat. Don't try to get it all. Fat tastes good and adds lots of moisture.

Sprinkle each piece of the meat generously with salt, chopped rosemary, and sliced garlic.

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Rosemary

Garlic

Meat

Salt

Drizzle the meat with olive oil. Massage the salt, rosemary, garlic and oil into the lamb. Be sure to try and get the cracks and crevices filled with the yummy tasting stuff.

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Olive Oil

Rosemary

Garlic

Lamb

Meat

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Cooking Oil

Roll each piece of lamb and tie with butcher twine.

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Lamb

Roll

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Sprinkle generously with salt. Reserve while you prepare the veggies.

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Salt

Fill a bowl with water and squeeze the lemon into the water and add the lemon halves as well.

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Lemon

Water

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Remove the tough outer leaves of the artichokes; stop when you get to the healthy, fresh light green looking leaves. Trim off any dark green or brown on the stem as well.

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Artichoke

Cut the in half and add to bowl of lemon water.

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Lemon

Water

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Remvove the artichokes from the water and add with the fennel, potatoes, garlic and crushed red pepper to a large roasting pan.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Artichoke

Potato

Fennel

Garlic

Water

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Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt.

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Olive Oil

Salt

Add the wine, thyme and bay leaves.

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Thyme

Wine

Nestle the lamb bones in the veggie mixture and place the 2 lamb roasts on the bones.

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Lamb

Drizzle with olive oil and place in the preheated oven. Roast the lamb for about 20 minutes, or until brown. Baste with juices and turn the lamb over and brown on the other side for about 20 minutes. Turn the lamb back over and baste again with the juices. Rearrange the veggies if they begin to burn. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and roast for another 60 minutes. Baste the lamb occasionally during the cooking process and add water to the pan if the liquid reduces too much.

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Lamb

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