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Oven-Roasted Leg of Meat
Total time30 min
Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Yield2 servings
DifficultyEasy
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ChefLoubna Fawaz

Oven-Roasted Leg of Meat

For feasts when you’re entertaining guests for lunch or dinner, you often look for the main dish that will be the star of the table, and today we present you with the perfect dish for that: Oven-Roasted Leg of Meat.

Ingredients

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  • Leg (size as desired and available)
  • A head of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon pistachios
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • Meat marinade
  • Which consists of
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste, 2 tablespoons yogurt, approximately 1 cup oil, 2 tablespoons oregano or wild thyme, seven-spice mix, salt, nutmeg, ginger, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup vinegar....
  • Now to preparing the meat itself
  • Using a small knife make small slits in the leg and stuff them with garlic, cloves, and pistachios... add the marinade and leave it in the refrigerator (the fridge) from the first day until the next day...
  • On the next day preheat the oven well.... wrap the meat in aluminum foil (foil) and place it in a pan in the oven at a temperature of
  • 200 degrees and continue turning it until it is cooked and browned on all sides until the meat is completely done....

Method

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  1. First, prepare the marinade or meat sauce and set it aside.
  2. Place the leg of meat on a wide serving dish and garnish with cooked rice and vegetables to taste.

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MainsInternationalGluten freeEgg freeEasyQuick cook

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