Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, is back with another mouthwatering recipe that will surely impress your guests. In this episode, Ina is joined by her friend Barbara Liberman, who challenges her to recreate an incredible French lamb dish that falls right off the bone.
The star of the show is Ina’s 4-Hour Lamb, a show-stopping dish that is both elegant and delicious. Made with a 6 to 7-pound leg of lamb, this recipe calls for a few simple ingredients like olive oil, salt, pepper, white wine, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves. The key to this dish is slow-cooking the lamb in a Dutch oven for 4 hours, allowing the meat to become incredibly tender and flavorful.
To start, preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. Rub the lamb with olive oil, salt, and pepper before searing it on all sides in a hot Dutch oven. Once browned, remove the lamb and deglaze the pan with white wine and water, scraping up all the flavorful brown bits. Add in the garlic, herbs, and the lamb on top before covering and baking for 4 hours, basting occasionally.
After 4 hours, the lamb will be falling off the bone and incredibly tender. Allow it to rest while you strain the sauce and simmer to reduce. The lamb will be too tender to slice, so serve it warm with spoons and the reduced sauce for a truly unforgettable meal.
Before buying the lamb, be sure to measure the diameter of your pot to ensure it fits. If the lamb is too long, ask the butcher to cut off the shank end and cook both pieces together in the pot.
This 4-Hour Lamb is the perfect dish for a special occasion or a festive dinner with friends and family. So, channel your inner Barefoot Contessa and impress your guests with this show-stopping recipe.
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