Categories: Mutton- Lamb main dish

Ingredients

• 1 (5 lb.) boneless leg of lamb
• 2 lemons, halved and divided
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano
• 2 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. pepper
• Kitchen string
• 1 garlic bulb, unpeeled
• 1/4 olive oil
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• Garnishes: roasted garlic cloves, baby carrots, radishes, lettuce leaves

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unroll lamb, if. necessary. Rub 1 lemon half on all sides of lamb. squeezing juice from lemon. Stir together oregano, salt, and pepper; rub on lamb. Roll up lamb, and tie with kitchen string.
2. Place lamb on a lightly greased rack in a roasting pan. Separate garlic cloves (do not peel), and place around meat. Drizzle olive oil over lamb and garlic cloves.
3. Squeeze juice from remaining 1 1/2 lemons into a bowl. Stir together juice and chicken broth; pour into roasting pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours to 2 1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 140 degrees (medium) or to desired degree of doneness. Remove lamb from pan; cover with aluminum foil, and let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish, if desired.

5. Variation:

6. Roasted Boston Butt: Substitute 1 (5 lb.) bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt) for lamb. Rub lemon and oregano mixture over roast as directed. (Do not tie up roast.) Proceed as directed increasing bake tie to 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until fork-tender. Shred pork into large pieces using two forks, if desired.

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