Gigot De Sept Heures (7Hr Leg Of Lamb) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 leg of lamb (about 6lbs)
    4 garlic cloves (sliced)
    20 whole garlic cloves
    1/4 cup olive oil
    salt & pepper
    2 small onions (thinly sliced)
    4 carrots (peeled)
    1 bouquet garni
    1 cup dry white wine
    1 cup flour (may need more depending on humidity levels)
    1 cup water
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F
    Make many small incisions in lamb, place slivers of garlic in each incision.
    Rub lamb well with olive oil, season with salt & pepper. (At this point I would brown the lamb on all sides-but that's not necessary.)
    Place it in Dutch oven and add onions, carrots, bouquet garni, garlic, wine. Put lid on Dutch oven.
    Combine flour and water, make a 'caulk' and use it to seal the lid to the dutch oven.
    Place it in the 300 degree oven and cook for 7 hours. Yes, 7 hours. (no peeking--leave it alone.).
    Remove the Dutch oven and break the seal. You don't have to eat the cooked flour paste.

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