Roast Leg Of Lamb With Rosemary And Garlic - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 lbs leg of lamb
2 garlic cloves, cut into thin slivers
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon oil
salt
fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Preheat your oven to 350f.
With a small, sharp knife cut slits all over the lamb (top and bottom).
Insert the slivers of garlic, and the rosemary sprigs.
Brush the lamb with the oil and season with salt and pepper.
Place on a wire rack in a baking tin and pour in 3/4 cup of water.
Roast for about 2 hours basting often with the pan juices.
remove from oven and cover loosely with foil.
Allow to\"rest\" for about 15 minutes before carving.
We serve with roasted vegetables, peas, gravy and mint jelly.