Roast Leg of Lamb with Small Onions

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Wadley Estate in Allen, Texas in 1990.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 1 ounce unsmoked bacon
* 3 garlic cloves
* 5 pounds leg of lamb
* 1½ teaspoons coarse salt
* 4 tablespoons olive oil
* 6 peppercorns bruised
* 1 sprig fresh parsley
* 2 tablespoons celery leaves chopped
* 1 sprig fresh rosemary
* 3 fresh sage leaves
* 2 sprigs fresh thyme
* 1 sprig fresh marjoram
* 1½ cups light Italian red wine
* 1 pound small white onions
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 4 tablespoons lemon juice
* ½ cup orange juice
* 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
== Directions ==
# Chop bacon and garlic.
# Make a few deep slits in lamb along the grain of the meat and push mixture into the slits.
# Rub the leg with salt and place it in a roasting pan and pour over the olive oil.
# Add peppercorns and herbs and leave to marinate for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Pour wine over the lamb and place in the oven.
# Baste meat every 30 minutes or so.
# Put the onions in a pan then cover with cold water and bring to a boil then drain.
# Remove outside skin and roots but do not remove any layer of onion or cut into the root.
# About 1 hour after you put the lamb in the oven add the onions.
# Put the pan back in the oven and continue cooking for 2 hours basting every 30 minutes.
# Remove the leg of lamb from the pan and set aside to cool while you prepare the sauce.
# Lift out the onions with a slotted spoon and put them in a heated dish or bowl.
# Strain the cooking juices into a clean saucepan and skim off as much fat as you possibly can.
# Heat the cooking juices and add the sugar and the lemon and orange juices.
# When sauce is simmering add the butter in little pieces and let it dissolve while swirling the pan.
# Transfer to a heated sauce boat.
# Carve the roast at the table and pass around the onions sauce and other vegetables.
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