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To Roast a Leg of Lamb

A roasted leg of lamb seasoned with salt, cooked at 350°F for about 1 hour and 15–30 minutes depending on weight.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Roast a Leg of Lamb

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.

Prepare

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Season the leg of lamb with salt.

Roast

  1. Place the lamb in the oven, starting it at a distance from the heat.

  2. Roast a 5-pound leg for 1 hour and 15 minutes or a 6-pound leg for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Leg of lamb
Forms the main body of the dish, and its fat and muscle cook down into tender, juicy meat.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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