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Armenian Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe

Armenian Roast Leg of Lamb

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By
Andrew Chase
Photography by
Kevin Hewitt
Armenian cooking is influenced by both traditional Ottoman (Turkish) and Persian (Iranian) cuisine. This is a treasured family recipe given to my mother almost 50 years ago by Armenian friends and was, in my childhood, one of my choices every year for my birthday meal, accompanied by rice pilaf.

Ingredients

1 leg of lamb (4 to 6 lb/2 to 2.7 kg) or 2 legs suckling lamb (2 to 3 lb/1 to 1.5 kg each)
4 oz  (125 g)  bacon (3 or 4 slices)
1 onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup  (250 mL)  minced parsley
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  caraway seeds
2 tsp  (10 mL)  dried marjoram
1 tsp  (5 mL)  dried thyme
1 tsp  (5 mL)  salt
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  black pepper
1/3 cup  (75 mL)  extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup  (60 mL)  lemon juice

Preparation

Trim fat from lamb. Cut bacon into 1/2-inch/1 cm wide strips. Cut slits all over lamb; insert bacon piece in each.

Mix together onion, garlic, parsley, caraway seeds, marjoram, thyme, salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. Rub all over lamb. Seal lamb in plastic bag or wrap and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 1 day or up to 5 days. (Bring to room temperature before continuing.)

Place in roasting pan; roast in 325F/160C oven, basting occasionally with pan juices after 45 minutes, until lamb reaches desired doneness, about 1-1/2 hours for medium-rare or internal temperature of 150F/65C.

 Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Armenian Roast Leg of Lamb
Serving(s)
6 to 8
Nutritional Information
Per each of 8 servings: about
Calories 356
Protein 32 g
Fat (total) 23 g
Sat. Fat 8 g
Carbohydrate 3 g
Fibre 1 g
Cholesterol 119 mg
Sodium 431 mg
Calcium 3 % RDI
Iron 25 % RDI
Vitamin A 4 % RDI
Vitamin C 18 % RDI
Folate 6 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: April 2006

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