Pascha Recipes
Abbachio al Forno
(Italian Roast Lamb)
Ingredients
Battuto
- 1/2 garlic clove
- 3 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Lamb
- 1 (6 to 8 pound) half baby lamb
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Pepper to taste
- 6 to 8 potatoes
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mince Battuto ingredients. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil to make a paste.
- With sharp knife, make 6 to 8 slits in lamb and fill with Battuto.
- In open roasting pan, place 1/2 cup olive oil.
- Add lamb, turning over repeatedly to coat. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon rosemary and remaining salt and pepper. Surround lamb with quartered potatoes, giving a turn to coat with oil.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F, and roast 45 minutes or until lamb is 160 degrees F.
- Baste lamb and turn potatoes with spatula several times.