Dragan's Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Beer

This lamb in beer recipe features a leg studded with garlic cloves roasted with baby potatoes and carrots for a delicious meal without much work.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 514 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup beer
• salt and pepper to taste
• 12 ounces baby carrots
• 1 pound new potatoes
• 30 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 (5 pound) leg of lamb
• 0.25 cup coarse-grain brown mustard

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and carrots; cook in boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Step 3

Rinse leg of lamb, pat dry, and place in a roasting pan. Season generously with salt and pepper; rub into meat. Use a small knife to make incisions big enough for a garlic clove to fit all over lamb. Stuff garlic cloves into the holes. Spoon mustard over lamb; rub into meat.

Step 4

Roast, uncovered, in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Add potatoes and carrots to the roasting pan. Baste lamb with beer, reserving the rest for basting at 20-minute intervals.

Step 5

Continue to roast lamb until the internal temperature reaches at least 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for medium rare, about 1 hour 30 minutes more.

Step 6

Remove from the oven and allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before carving. Spoon pan drippings over meat and vegetables to serve.