Sanya Timmons's Leg of Lamb

Name: Sanya Timmons's Leg of Lamb
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: Six to eight servings
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 1 leg of lamb, 8 to 9 pounds; Salt to taste, if desired; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons corn, peanut or vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions; 1 1/2 cups carrots cut into fine shreds (julienne); 1 1/2 cups leeks cut into fine shreds (julienne); 6 cups chicken broth; 1 bay leaf; 4 sprigs fresh parsley; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped

By Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey

Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Rating: 4(8)
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Ingredients

Yield:Six to eight servings

1leg of lamb, 8 to 9 pounds
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2tablespoons corn, peanut or vegetable oil
1½cups finely chopped onions
1½cups carrots cut into fine shreds (julienne)
1½cups leeks cut into fine shreds (julienne)
6cups chicken broth
1bay leaf
4sprigs fresh parsley
½teaspoon dried thyme
1clove garlic, coarsely chopped

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Step 2
It is recommended that you have the butcher remove and set aside the hipbone of the lamb. This is the upper bone that is attached to the main (straight) leg bone. This can also be done in the home kitchen, using a thin, sharp boning knife, neatly cutting all around the meat attached to the hipbone and severing the hipbone from the main bone.
Step 3
Carefully cut away and discard all the fat on the top, bottom and sides of the leg of lamb. Sprinkle the lamb with salt and pepper and rub it all over with the oil. Put the lamb in a heavy roasting pan or large casserole and cook over moderately high heat, turning as necessary to brown on all sides, about 15 minutes or longer.
Step 4
Remove the lamb and pour off any fat that might have accumulated. Put the onions, carrots and leeks in the pan and cook, stirring, without browning, about five minutes.
Step 5
Place the lamb, the thickest side up, on top of the vegetables and add the broth, bay leaf, parsley, thyme and garlic. Put the reserved hipbone on the side. Bring to the boil. Cover loosely and put in the oven. Bake three hours.
Step 6
Reduce the oven heat to 275 degrees. Continue baking two hours. Remove the lamb and strain the pan liquid into a bowl. Discard the vegetables and the hipbone. Skim off all the surface fat. Pour the remaining pan liquid into a saucepan and reheat. In theory the meat on the lamb should be so tender it can be scooped off the bone using a spoon. You may prefer, however, to pull it off with a fork or carve it. Serve with the hot pan liquid.