Roasted Lamb with Potatoes

== Ingredients ==
* 1 x 3 kilo leg of young spring lamb
* 2 to 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1½ tablespoons dried oregano
* 4 tablespoons olive oil
* 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 20 small potatoes, peeled
* 2 tablespoons tomato paste, diluted in ¼ cup water
* 2 cups hot water
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 230°C.
# Wash leg of lamb.
# Slit with a sharp knife in various places on both sides of lamb.
# Insert garlic slices in slits.
# Season with salt, pepper, add ½ tablespoon oregano, and brush with olive oil.
# Pour lemon juice over lamb and place in roasting pan, fat side up.
# Roast for about ½ hour.
# While lamb is browning, combine salt, tomato paste, and water and pour over potatoes.
# Add to roasting pan; sprinkle with remaining oregano.
# Lower oven temperature to 180°C.
# Roast for 1½ hours, turning and basting the potatoes occasionally.
# Remove to a hot serving platter; slice and serve meat surrounded by potatoes.
Category:Macedonian Meat Dishes
Category:Lamb leg Recipes
Category:Tomato paste Recipes
Category:Lemon juice Recipes
Category:Potato Recipes
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