Roast Lamb With Thyme And Garlic

The juices of the succulent roast help baste the vegetables in this delicious roast dinner.

The ingredient of Roast Lamb With Thyme And Garlic

• 1 5kg leg of lamb
• 7 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 60ml 1 4 cup olive oil
• 2 large about 1 2kg orange sweet potatoes kumara unpeeled halved lengthways thickly sliced
• 2 red onions cut into 8 wedges each
• pinch of salt
• 4 garlic cloves cut into 5 slices each
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• freshly ground black pepper

The Instruction of roast lamb with thyme and garlic

• use a sharp knife to cut 20 evenly spaced slits about 2cm deep and 1cm long into the top of the lamb cut each sprig of thyme into 3 even pieces each piece should be about 3cm long insert a piece of thyme in each slit
• combine the chopped thyme and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small bowl place the lamb in a large glass or ceramic ovenproof dish use your hands to rub the thyme mixture all over the lamb cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 6 hours or overnight to marinate
• preheat oven to 180u00b0c combine sweet potatoes onions salt and 1 tablespoon of remaining oil in a large roasting pan and toss gently place lamb on top of the vegetables insert a slice of garlic into each slit with the thyme
• whisk the remaining oil and lemon juice together in a small bowl and drizzle over the lamb season the lamb with pepper roast in preheated oven basting with pan juices occasionally for 1 1 4 hours for medium or until cooked to your liking turn the oven off transfer the lamb to a plate cover loosely with foil and set aside for 10 minutes to rest return the vegetables to the oven to keep warm
• slice lamb across the grain and serve immediately with the vegetables

Nutritions of Roast Lamb With Thyme And Garlic

calories: 526 995 calories
calories: 24 grams fat
calories: 7 grams saturated fat
calories: 31 grams carbohydrates
calories: 13 grams sugar
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calories: 45 grams protein
calories: 140 milligrams cholesterol
calories: 180 4 milligrams sodium
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