Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb with White Beans is a simple and delicious dish that is perfect for a special occasion meal. The leg of lamb is roasted until tender and juicy, and the white beans add a creamy and hearty touch. This dish is also relatively easy to make, so it's perfect for busy weeknights.
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LEG OF LAMB WITH WHITE BEANS
Based on a wonderful recipe from McCall's Cooking School, Meat #22. The intro says, "Lamb and beans the French way. To most Americans, accustomed to pork with their beans, lamb with white beans is an unusual combination. But it's an everyday meal to the French, particularly those from Brittany. The beans are cooked until tender, combined with garlic, onion, herbs and plum tomatoes, then cooked again for several hours with the lamb. We like our roast lamb fairly well done, while the French prefer it pink. A meat thermometer is a great help in roasting it to just the right degree."
Provided by mersaydees
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 7h
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Rinse and drain beans. In a 6-quart kettle, combine beans with 6 cups cold water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Cover; remove from heat; let stand 1 hour. Drain beans, reserving lequid. Measure liquid. Add water to make 2 quarts.
- Return beans and their liquid to kettle; bring to the boil. Reduce heat and cover; simmer gently for 1 hour, or just until beans are tender but not mushy. Place beans in colander and drain. Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Peel 1 clove of the garlic, and crush in garlic press.
- Heat butter in large skillet; saute sliced onion and crushed garlic until golden -- about 10 minutes.
- In shallow roasting pan, combine cooked beans, onion mixture, 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, 2 teaspoons salt, the pepper and tomatoes; mix well.
- Pat lamb dry with paper towels; trim off most of the fat. Using a paring knife, make 6 small slits in in flesh. Peel 2 cloves garlic; cut into slivers; insert slivers of garlic in each slit in surface. Sprinkle lamb with the remaining rosemary, thyme and salt.
- Arrange leg of lamb on top of beans; insert meat thermometer into the meatiest part of leg -- do not let it rest against the bone.
- Roast, uncovered, 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or to 175°F on meat thermometer, for well done. Roast 20 minutes less for medium-well or pink.
- To serve: Remove lamb to heated platter or carving board. Allow roast to stand about 20 minutes before carving for easier slicing. With long, sharp knife, cut long, thin, flat slices from leg. Spoon beans around lamb. Garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 888.3, Fat 48.4, SaturatedFat 21.5, Cholesterol 224.9, Sodium 921.1, Carbohydrate 40.8, Fiber 13.5, Sugar 8.1, Protein 70.9
4-HOUR LAMB
Provided by Ina Garten
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Rub the lamb all over with olive oil and season all over with salt and pepper. Heat a very large Dutch oven such as Le Creuset over medium-high heat until its hot. Add the lamb and sear on all sides for about 12 minutes, until its browned all over. Remove the lamb to a plate.
- Add the wine and 2 cups of water to the pan and cook for a minute or two, scraping up all the brown bits in the bottom. Add the garlic, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves and the lamb on top. Place the lid on the pot and bake in the oven for 4 hours, basting occasionally. (If you dont have a lid, you can cover it tightly with 2 layers of aluminum foil.)
- After 4 hours, the lamb should be incredibly tender and falling off the bone. Remove the lamb to a plate, cover it tightly with foil and allow it to rest. Strain the sauce into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes to reduce. The lamb will be too tender to slice; serve it warm with spoons and the sauce.
SLOW-ROASTED LEG OF LAMB WITH WHITE BEANS
Steps:
- 1. Cook the lamb: Heat oven to 300˚. Rub lamb with oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Heat a 6-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add lamb and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 12 minutes. Transfer lamb to a plate. Add wine and 2 cups water to the Dutch oven; scrape up browned bits from bottom of pot. Nestle garlic and herbs into a large oval casserole; place lamb on top of herbs; add pan juices from Dutch oven. Cover lamb with foil; transfer to oven and roast, basting frequently, for 3 hours. Uncover, flip lamb, and continue to cook, basting frequently, until lamb is very tender, 2-3 more hours. Transfer to a rack and let cool for 20 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, prepare the beans: About 1 1⁄2 hours before the lamb is done, drain beans and transfer to a 4-qt. saucepan along with 6 cups water, 4 cloves garlic, and the herb bundle. Insert the cloves into the onion and add to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour. Remove pot from heat and season with salt and pepper. Discard herbs and strain beans, reserving cooking liquid. Transfer 2 cups beans, 1⁄4 cup cooking liquid, oil, crème fraîche, and remaining garlic clove to a blender and purée. Stir puréed bean mixture and about 1 cup of the cooking liquid back into pot and cover to keep warm until lamb is cooked. Serve the lamb sliced or torn into chunks, alongside the beans. SERVES 6 - 8 Pairing Note: This rich Provençal dish calls for a wine with ripe tannins from the south of France, like the Domaine Leon Barral Faugères 2004 ($33), from the Languedoc. -Ania Zawieja This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #123
SLOW ROAST LEG OF LAMB WITH WHITE WINE
This will fall off the bone and makes a lovely rich and intense gravy. You can use oregano instead of the rosemary.
Provided by PetsRus
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 4h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Pour the oil into a large, sturdy roasting tin and set it over the stove top.
- Slash the lamb with a sharp knife, use one of the sliced garlic cloves, and stick slivers into the meat.
- Season the lamb with salt and pepper then roll it in the flour.
- Brown the lamb all over in the hot oil for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the onions and cook for a further 5-10 minutes, turning the lamb and stirring the onions until both are nicely browned.
- Add the garlic, white wine, stock, rosemary and redcurrant jelly, bring to a simmer, transfer to the the oven and cook for 2 hours covered, basting now and again with the juices.
- Uncover and cook for another 1 1/2-2 hours, basting again at intervals.
- Take the lamb out of the tin and place on a large board to rest in a warm place.
- If needed skim off and reduce the pan juices, mash up the onions a bit.
- Cut the lamb into thick slices - you'll find the meat falls away from the bone so you may end up with more chunks than slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 772, Fat 46.4, SaturatedFat 18.5, Cholesterol 205, Sodium 293.7, Carbohydrate 19.1, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 8.5, Protein 59.3
SLOW ROAST LEG OF LAMB
If you're slow-roasting lamb, it comes out so tender you don't need a knife to cut it. And when I say slow, I mean slow - 7 hours. And I am roasting the leg of lamb in the oven, not in a slow cooker. Tastes great served with Dauphinoise potatoes or mashed potatoes and vegetables.
Provided by cornishbird
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Lamb Leg
Time 7h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Place carrots and garlic in a roasting pan large enough for the leg of lamb. Place lamb on top. Pour in wine and lamb stock. Place roasting pan on the stove and heat over medium-low heat until liquid is boiling. Cover the roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil, using oven mitts to protect your hands, and place in the oven.
- Roast in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) for medium, about 7 hours. Remove from the oven.
- Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Transfer lamb into a second roasting pan.
- Roast lamb uncovered until skin is crispy, 15 to 20 minutes. Let rest before slicing.
- While lamb is resting, pour cooking juices from the first roasting pan into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until reduced into a gravy, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 474.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 137.2 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 63.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 1589.6 mg, Sugar 1.1 g
SLOW COOKER ROASTED LEG OF LAMB
Leg of lamb coated in mustard and herbs. Put it in the slow cooker and leave it alone for a few hours. Super easy and fabulous every time!
Provided by METG
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Lamb Leg
Time 7h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring leg of lamb to room temperature, about 2 hours.
- Pour wine into a slow cooker. Mix lemon juice, honey, mustard, garlic, vinegar, rosemary, thyme, sea salt, and pepper together in a bowl until a thick paste forms. Massage paste into the lamb using your hands; gently place into the slow cooker.
- Cook on Low, without removing the cover, for 5 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Let lamb rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284.9 calories, Carbohydrate 10.5 g, Cholesterol 100.3 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 464.5 mg, Sugar 5.9 g
SLOW COOKED LEG OF LAMB
Slow cooked, melt-in-the-mouth meat that needs seven hours in the oven but little more than seven minutes work from the cook
Provided by Orlando Murrin
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 7h45m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 120C/fan 100C/gas ½. Put your largest lidded casserole on the hob and brown the seasoned leg of lamb on all sides - do this very thoroughly until it is a good dark brown as it will not brown during the cooking. (If you don't do it now, it will end up beige.) If the lamb sticks, add a drizzle of oil - legs of lamb differ. Allow 10 mins on a high heat and put on the cooker fan to remove the smoke. Pour away any fat that has collected in the bottom of the pan.
- Throw in the vegetables, followed by the wine and stock. Season and bring to the boil, then clap on the lid and put in the oven. Bake for 7 hrs, turning twice. After 5 hrs the meat will be cooked and offer no resistance to the knife.
- There is no need to rest the meat when cooked in this way, but to finish the sauce, transfer the meat and vegetables to a serving dish. Strain the sauce into a jug and pour or blot away the fat with kitchen paper. Pour the sauce into a pan then boil the liquid hard to reduce by a quarter, by which time it will be rich and flavoursome. Adjust seasoning, add the Armagnac if you wish, and serve alongside the lamb, which should be served with a spoon, a la cuillère as the French call it.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 743 calories, Fat 41 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 14 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 73 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of lamb: A leg of lamb is a good choice for slow roasting, as it is a flavorful and relatively tender cut of meat.
- Marinate the lamb: Marinating the lamb in a mixture of herbs, spices, and olive oil will help to tenderize it and add flavor.
- Sear the lamb before roasting: Searing the lamb in a hot skillet before roasting will help to brown the meat and create a flavorful crust.
- Roast the lamb slowly: Slow roasting the lamb at a low temperature will allow it to cook evenly and become fall-off-the-bone tender.
- Use a meat thermometer: To ensure that the lamb is cooked to your desired doneness, use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the meat.
- Let the lamb rest before serving: Allowing the lamb to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving will help the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, resulting in a more tender and flavorful dish.
Conclusion:
This slow-roasted leg of lamb with white beans is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion meal. The lamb is tender and flavorful, and the white beans are creamy and comforting. This dish is sure to impress your guests and leave them wanting more.
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