RECIPES



ROAST LEG OF LAMB WITH POTATOES

My brother Jim Vlahos makes the best roast leg of lamb I have ever tasted. I have persuaded him to share his secrets with us. Here is My brother Jim's recipe as submitted by my sister in law Sonja Vlahos.

1 leg of lamb (4 to 5 pounds)
Lots of garlic sliced lengthwise (4 cloves)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
2 lemons cut in half
Olive oil (1 or 2 tablespoons)
Whole small potatoes or large ones quartered (allow 2 small per person or 1 large quartered per person)

Helena, here is the recipe; We don't measure our ingredients we just eye ball it ok.
1 leg of lamb lots of garlic sliced, salt & pepper 2 lemons, olive oil and potatoes.
Make slits in the lamb and into the slits you put plenty of garlic salt and pepper.
Put potatoes (whole small ones or big ones cut in fours) in water after you peel them. Put some lemon juice (1/2 a lemon) and salt in the water. Now put the lamb in a roasting pan and drizzle olive oil and lemon (1/2 a lemon) over it and add a little salt and pepper. Put in preheated oven @350; let the pan juices burn slightly so when you add water it will make a nice brown sauce. Check the lamb in 1 ½ hrs. If it looks crunchy turn it over. Take the potatoes out of water and place them in the pan with the lamb. Add some lemon (1 lemon), pepper and water (1/2 cup) to potatoes (don’t add too much water, only enough to make the potatoes moist not soggy). Keep an eye on it to make sure it is cooking with enough water (add water if needed). When the potatoes brown turn them over and cook till browned. Full roasting time is 3 ½ hours. I think this is it. Bon Appetite!
Helena I don't know how to put a recipe together so you have to clean it up a little bit ok? I hope this is ok.
Sonja & Jim Vlahos

Here is a photo of my brother and the rest of us. From left to right; Jim, Helena, Sonja, Maria & front row my mother, Xanthy & handsome Brandon (Jim & Sonja's grandson).