Cooking Times

135 min
Prep Time
110 min
Cook Time
245 min
Total Time

Ingredients (11 items)

5.00 lbs Leg of lamb
bone-in
2.00 cups Fresh mint
packed
0.50 cup White vinegar
3.00 tbsp Sugar
6.00 cloves Garlic
sliced
4.00 sprigs Rosemary
0.25 cup Olive oil
4.00 lbs Potatoes
for roasting
2.00 lbs Carrots
chunked
2.00 tbsp Salt
1.00 tbsp Black pepper

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Make mint sauce: chop mint finely. Mix with vinegar, sugar, salt.
2
Let mint sauce sit 2 hours for flavors to develop.
120 minutes
3
Cut slits in lamb. Insert garlic slices and rosemary sprigs.
4
Rub lamb with olive oil, salt, pepper.
5
Roast at 425°F for 20 minutes to brown.
20 minutes
6
Reduce to 350°F. Add potatoes and carrots. Roast 90 minutes.
90 minutes
7
Let lamb rest 20 minutes before carving.
20 minutes
8
Serve with mint sauce and roasted vegetables. Falklands Christmas tradition.