Roast Leg Of Lamb With Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 kg leg of lamb
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, finely grated
• 100 ml olive oil
• 2 tablespoons rosemary, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons oregano, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 4 red potatoes, cut into wedges
• 100 g feta, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c using a small knife, cut 1cm slits all over lamb. stuff each incision with a slice of garlic. combine lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, rosemary, fresh and dried oregano, 2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp sea salt and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl. place lamb in a roasting pan, pour mixture over then turn lamb to coat evenly. cover lamb with foil and roast for 1 hour.
• 2 meanwhile, place potatoes in a large saucepan of cold water. bring to the boil and cook over high heat for 4 minutes. drain. return potatoes to pan with remaining oil, paprika, lemon rid and 2 tsp sea salt. toss to combine, set aside.
• 3 remove foil from lamb. add potatoes to pan. stir to coat in cooking juices then return to oven and cook, uncovered for a further hour, turning potatoes occasionally. remove pan from oven and cover loosely with foil. stand for 15 minutes.
• 4 place potatoes on a platter. thinly slice lamb and place on top. sprinkle feta over lamb and spoon pan juices over. serve.