Roasted Leg of Lamb with Yukon Gold Potatoes

Ingredients for Roasted Leg of Lamb with Yukon Gold Potatoes

• 4 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped

• 4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt plus additional for sprinkling

• 1/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped

• 2 cucchiai di scorza di limone finemente grattugiata

• 120ml olive oil, divided, plus additional for brushing

• 2 cucchiai di succo di limone fresco

• 2 cucchiaini di pepe nero macinato fresco

• 1 7- to 3.6kg bone-in whole leg of lamb, large pockets of fat trimmed

• 8 6- to 200g Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise

• Large roasting pan (preferably nonstick)

Pound garlic and 4 teaspoons coarse salt in mortar with pestle until paste forms. Add 1/4 cup rosemary leaves and lemon peel. Pound 1 minute. Stir 60ml oil, lemon juice, and 2 teaspoons pepper into rosemary paste.

Place lamb, fat side up, on work surface. Cut shallow slits in fat about 1/2 inch apart. Spread 80ml rosemary paste over lamb, working into slits. Turn lamb over; repeat, cutting slits and spreading with remaining paste. Wrap lamb in plastic. Place in roasting pan; chill overnight.

Preheat oven to 218°C. Remove lamb from pan; brush pan with oil. Remove plastic wrap from lamb; return to roasting pan, fat side up. Roast lamb 15 minutes.

Place potatoes in large bowl. Add 60ml oil and 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

Reduce oven temperature to 177°C. Arrange potatoes, cut side down, in roasting pan around lamb. Roast 40 minutes. Using spatula, carefully turn potatoes over; brush with pan drippings. Roast until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer potatoes to platter. Continue to roast lamb until instant-read thermometer registers 54°C to 57°C when inserted into thickest part, about 15 to 30 minutes longer, depending on thickness. Transfer lamb to platter; let rest 20 minutes. While lamb rests, return potatoes to pan; warm in oven 10 minutes to heat through.

Arrange potatoes and lamb on platter.

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