French Style Herbed Slow Cooked Leg of Lamb Recipe
Slow cooked in a dutch oven for a tender and succulent herbed French style boneless leg of lamb.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 224kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lb leg of lamb
- 2 tsp salt
- 6 sprigs thyme fresh
- 4 sprigs curly parsley
- 3 garlic cloves sliced
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 clove
For the cannelini beans
- 15 oz cannellini beans drained and rinsed
- 2 slices bacon cut into pieces
- 1 onion diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp allspice
Instructions
- To make the cannellini beans: In a saucepan saute onion, ,bacon and garlic until translucent. Add the beans, vegetable stock, and tomato paste. Stir well and bring to a boil. Add the bay leaf and the rest of the ingredients.
- Cover and cook on low for about 1 hour.
- To make the lamb: Make multiple slits in the lamb and insert pieces of garlic inside the slits. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- With butcher twine, tie the sprigs of thyme and parsley together; this will be your bouquet garni.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven and quickly brown the lamb on all sides. Turn down the heat.
- Add the beef stock, and the rest of the ingredients.
- Turn down the heat to medium and cook for about one hour, basting regularly.
- Serve with the beans and a side salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 1377mg | Potassium: 494mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 3.9mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3.8mg