The best way to cook a Lamb Leg

leg of lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken thigh

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: stock

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol, while stock is budget-friendly.

Prepare the marinade by grinding garlic and coarse salt in a mortar.

Add fresh rosemary leaves and black pepper, then mix in plenty of olive oil.

Let the marinade rest for a few minutes.

Cut onions and carrots into large pieces and season with salt and pepper.

Marinate the leg of lamb with the prepared marinade, covering the entire surface.

Season the lamb with more coarse salt and black pepper on both sides.

Add equal parts red wine and water to cover the vegetables in the bracer.

Cover with foil to seal in moisture and heat.

Pre-cook potatoes with a fork or skewer and place on the top rack of the oven.

Roast eggplants, tomatoes, and whole onions on the lower rack until charred.

Wrap the head of garlic in foil with salt and pepper and roast it.

Chop grilled onions, peeled roasted tomatoes, and eggplants for the salad.

Press roasted garlic into a paste and mix with coarse salt, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper for the salad dressing.

Chop fresh mint for the chimichurri, add grated garlic, lemon zest, salt, black pepper, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar.

Once potatoes are baked, cut them and mix with butter, salt, and black pepper.

Remove the lamb from the oven, slice it, and serve with buttered potatoes and salad.

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