leg of Provençal lamb

AUTHOR
Brooke Calhoun
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
165 mins
TOTAL TIME
165 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6
  • 1.5 kg Lammkeule
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp colourful pepper
  • 3 medium-sized onions
  • 1 Garlic bulb
  • 1/4 l Red wine
  • 1 kg Tomatoes
  • 2 (370 ml each) Glasses of fresh green beans (flageolets)
  • some stem(s) Thyme
  • 7-10 Tbsp and rosemary

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash leg of lamb, dab dry and rub with oil, salt and pepper. Peel and quarter the onions. Cut garlic into slices. Put everything into a roasting pan and braise in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for about 2 1/2 hours.

  2. 2

    Deglaze gradually with 1/4 litre of water and the wine. Cut the tomatoes crosswise, briefly blanch with boiling water. Skin and halve the tomatoes. Drain the beans. Add both with the herbs to the meat 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

  3. 3

    Season with salt and pepper.

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