Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Lamb Baked in Paper

Category: Lamb

Ingredients and Directions

1 each leg of lamb (lamb shanks may be substituted for leg of lamb)

2 oz feta or kasseri (or more)

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon spearmint flakes

1 teaspoon oregano

2 each garlic cloves

2 each lemons, juice only

1 tablespoon salt

1 pepper to taste

Wipe meat with damp cloth. Make incisions with small sharp knife on all sides of leg or shanks. Insert pieces of garlic clove and cheese. Rub with lemon juice. Sprinkle with herbs, salt and pepper. Wrap securely in heavy paper twice. Use greaseproof paper such as cooking parchment or oil brown paper. (Do not use aluminum foil. It prevents browning.) Tie with string. Bake a leg for 2 1/2 hours in 350 F oven. Bake 2 hours if using shanks.