{"id":2623,"date":"2016-03-30T17:07:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2016-03-30T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T17:07:07","slug":"roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Leg of Lamb with Gravy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have very specific meals that we have on special occasions and lamb is our Easter tradition. There is something about having lamb that is very emblematic of the coming of spring to us and we look forward to this meal every year. It doesn&#8217;t have to be a leg of lamb, but that is our preference when we are able to get it.\u00a0 Surprisingly, lamb isn&#8217;t as easy to find here in Colorado and it is often expensive, which doesn&#8217;t really make a lot of sense to us.\u00a0 Oven roasted red potatoes is definitely our favorite starch to serve with lamb and saut\u00e9ing spinach made for a light and refreshing vegetable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2656\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0023.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2656\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/dsc_0023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0023.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459102172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leg of Lamb with Gravy, Roasted Potatoes, and Saut\u00e9ed Spinach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0023.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0023.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0023.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dinner Plate\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner Plate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 lb, Bone-in,\u00a0Leg of Lamb<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/li>\n<li>1 Garlic Clove &#8211; finely minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Fresh Rosemary &#8211; chopped<\/li>\n<li>Salt and Pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup All-Purpose Flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup Water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2653\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0010.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/dsc_0010-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0010.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459090689&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0010\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leg of Lamb&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0010.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0010.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0010.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leg of Lamb\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leg of Lamb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper.\u00a0 Place the lamb, fat side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.\u00a0 Rub the herb mixture over the\u00a0top of the lamb.\u00a0 Pour a cup of water into the bottom of the pan.\u00a0 Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees and place the lamb on the middle rack in the center of the oven.\u00a0 Cook for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350 degrees.\u00a0 Continue cooking for an hour and thirty minutes (approximately 20 minutes per pound) or when an instant-read thermometer reads 155 degrees at the thickest part of the lamb, but not near the bone.\u00a0 Remove the lamb from the pan, cover, and set aside for 15 minutes to rest.\u00a0 Using red wine or water, deglaze the bottom of the roasting pan and pour the drippings into a small saucepan over medium heat.\u00a0 Whisk together the flour and water to make a rue.\u00a0 Once the pan drippings are hot, slowly whisk in the flour mixture until the gravy is at the desired consistency.\u00a0 Be sure to add the flour mixture when the drippings are nice and hot to avoid lumps in the gravy.\u00a0 If desired, roast red potatoes that have been quartered with olive oil, garlic powder, chopped rosemary, salt and pepper, in an oven at 450 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown.\u00a0 In a saut\u00e9 pan, add olive oil, spinach, red pepper flakes, stone-ground mustard, salt and pepper and cook the spinach over medium-high heat until wilted.\u00a0 Enjoy with a nice glass of wine.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2652\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00051.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2652\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2652\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/dsc_0005-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00051.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459090286&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0005\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rub for the Lamb&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00051.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00051.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2652\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00051.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rub for the Lamb\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rub for the Lamb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2654\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00172.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/dsc_0017-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00172.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459099124&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gravy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00172.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00172.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00172.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gravy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gravy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2655\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00211.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/dsc_0021-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00211.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459099153&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spinach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00211.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00211.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2655\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_00211.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spinach\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spinach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have very specific meals that we have on special occasions and lamb is our Easter tradition. There is something about having lamb that is very emblematic of the coming of spring to us and we look forward to this meal every year. It doesn&#8217;t have to be a leg of lamb, but that is &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2016\/03\/30\/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-gravy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Roasted Leg of Lamb with Gravy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89944846,"featured_media":2656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2832],"tags":[18653,594157734,352318,38111,436,18666,8845,109069,30220],"class_list":["post-2623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-easter","tag-food","tag-food-photography","tag-lamb","tag-photography","tag-potatoes","tag-recipe","tag-roast","tag-spinach"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dsc_0023.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6pbM5-Gj","jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89944846"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2623"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2658,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions\/2658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}