Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Roast Leg of Lamb

Coscia ri agnieddu arrustuta

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Sicilian Feasts
Sicilian Feasts

By Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Published 2023

  • About

My brother Carmelo Bellia sometimes cooks this leg of lamb for Christmas dinner by hanging it with a string on a hook in the front of the fireplace, so that whoever comes near it gives the string a twist, allowing the meat to turn and to cook evenly.

Ingredients

  • ½ head garlic
  • ½ bunch Italian flat-leaf parsley
  • 8 ounces<

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Peel the garlic and cut each clove in quarters lengthwise. Separate the parsley sprigs, and cut the cheese into ¼-inch matchsticks. Using a small sharp knife, make incisions all over the leg of lamb. Fill each hole by pushing a piece of garlic, a sprig