Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 8 cloves garlic cloves (pressed)
  • 6 sprigs fresh marjoram
  • 6 fresh bay leaves
  • 1 handful fresh thyme
  • olive oil
  • 1 Leg of lamb (approx. 1.2 kg)
  • balsamic vinegar

Instruction

  • Heat the oven to 160°C (140° fan) 325F, gas 3.
  • Place the garlic and 4 sprigs majoram in a roasting pan. Add 3 bay leaves and about 1/3 of the thyme sprigs. Drizzle olive oil over.
  • Pick the leaves off the remaining thyme sprigs (reserving 2 to garnish), mix them with 2 tbsp olive oil and rub them into the lamb. Season the lamb with salt and ground pepper and lay on top of the garlic.
  • Roast the lamb for approx. 3 hours. If necessary, add a little water and turn the lamb occasionally.
  • Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the meat and garnish with the remaining herbs before serving.