Lamb in foil in the oven

Royal meat with orange flavor and herb crust! Lamb in foil in the oven is perfect for a holiday! It turns out juicy, and excess fat flows into the tray to the vegetables. Very tasty!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 30 % 8 g
Fats 59 % 16 g
Carbohydrates 11 % 3 g
176 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 d 18 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to bake lamb in foil? For the marinade, dilute salt and sugar in water so that the water is salty with a small sweetener. Put the meat in the water (you can measure clean water beforehand - how much you need to cover the meat in your vessel). Add lemon to the water in the form of juice and leftovers after squeezing the juice. Leave the meat to marinate in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Prepare all the other ingredients and a mortar with a pestle (if not, it's okay).

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Put all the products for the crust in the mortar.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Chop everything well. If you do not have a mortar, take already ground spices.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Peel and chop the carrots coarsely.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Peel and coarsely chop the onion.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Cut the garlic head in half crosswise without peeling. Put the onion, carrot and garlic in a large baking tray. If desired, it can be lined with foil.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    In a bowl, mix the balsamic sauce, soy sauce and wine vinegar for the sauce.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Remove the zest from the orange and add it to the sauce along with the chili.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Squeeze the orange juice into the same place. Chop the remaining orange coarsely and put it with the vegetables.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Mix everything well.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Add wine.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Pour the sauce into the baking tray.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14.

    Put the meat and lemons from the marinade on a baking sheet on top of the vegetables.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15.

    Rub the leg of lamb well with a mixture of spices from a mortar.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16.

    Wrap the baking sheet with foil and put it in the oven. Cook for 3 hours at 170-180 degrees. Then try to be ready - if, when piercing the joint, transparent juice goes to the full depth, then it's ready. Before slicing, let the meat stand for 15 minutes so that the juices disperse through all the fibers.

Please note that the vegetables in this dish are used as a pillow. After cooking, it is better not to eat them, especially since all the fat will drain from the meat into them.

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

How to cook properly in foil? The answer to this question, as well as useful tips and life hacks for cooking different dishes, read the article Aluminum foil is an assistant in the kitchen and at home

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Lemon - 16   kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Dried ground cilantro - 216   kcal/100g
  • Coriander - 25   kcal/100g
  • Cilantro, coriander - 25   kcal/100g
  • Thyme - 101   kcal/100g
  • Dried thyme - 276   kcal/100g
  • Thyme - 276   kcal/100g
  • Soy sauce - 51   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Liqueur wines - 212   kcal/100g
  • Semi-dry wines - 78   kcal/100g
  • Dry wines - 64   kcal/100g
  • Red wine - 88   kcal/100g
  • Oranges - 36   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • White wine vinegar - 14   kcal/100g
  • Rosemary dry - 131   kcal/100g
  • Chili pepper - 40   kcal/100g
  • Balsamic vinegar - 88   kcal/100g
  • Leg of mutton - 318   kcal/100g
  • Italian herbs blend - 259   kcal/100g

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